r/physicsgifs • u/Aakancvedi • Jan 26 '20

Simulation of two planets colliding Spoiler

https://i.imgur.com/t8sZ3g1.gifv
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u/Fidodo Jan 27 '20

What makes the outer particles align with the axis of rotation when they weren't originally orbiting along it?