Shapes resulting from sub-catastrophic disruptions of rotation ellipsoids. Shown are the results for different impact positions, velocities and rotation periods and axes (see Fig. 1). The impact velocity is labelled in the plot; the impactor size is R_p = 100 m. The initial target mass is 4.7 × 10¹² kg and the target axis ratio is 0.4. The mass of the final bodies is of the order of ~80–90 % of the initial mass. The case shown in Fig. 3 has the coordinates [–y(12h), +dx with v = 250/ms].