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Examination of the asymptotic velocity distribution of the unbound tail. The left-hand panel highlights the spatial distribution of the velocity within unbound material, overlaid with contours of the density at ρplanet = 10−6, 10−4, and 10−2 g cm−3. The velocity histograms in the right panel are compared to the analytic estimate of v2ΔE$\[v_{\infty} \sim \sqrt{2 \Delta E}\]$, shown with a vertical dashed line. A comparison between all of the unbound debris and that originating in the outer 10% of the original planetary radius shows that the outermost layers form the fastest-moving ejecta. The interface between composition and kinematics is important in chemically differentiated planets because it determines which layers are expelled with a certain velocity.

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