Supernova collision with Solar System: Mixing

Supernova at 10 pc, impact on solar system. Color shows matter origin and mixing: supernova gas in blue, solar wind gas in red. Mixed material are intermediate colors.

We see that very little mixing occurs, and the mixing that does occur is due to the instabilities at the supernova/solar wind boundary.

Citation: Fields, Athanassiadou, and Johnson (2008)