The severity of the laboratory test was equivalent to an oblique collision with the rocky surfaceof the Earth - a comet coming in at anangleof less than 25 degrees from the horizon, rather than head on (perpendicular to the Earth's surface).
Along one side of the new lobby, an entire wall (slanted at an 83-degree angle) serves as the surface for a seamless panorama of projected video, 50 feet long and as much as 8 feet high.