diff --git a/core/src/com/me/asteroids/Constants.java b/core/src/com/me/asteroids/Constants.java
index 3cee301..8f7b847 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/asteroids/Constants.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/asteroids/Constants.java
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ public class Constants {
     public static final int HALF_HEIGHT = HEIGHT / 2;
 
     public static final float ASTEROID_SPAWN_DELAY = 1f;
+    public static final int ASTEROID_SPAWN_COUNT = 4;
 
 }
diff --git a/core/src/com/me/asteroids/EntityFactory.java b/core/src/com/me/asteroids/EntityFactory.java
index 97a4957..a0d2d4c 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/asteroids/EntityFactory.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/asteroids/EntityFactory.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.me.asteroids;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.math.MathUtils;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2;
 import com.me.asteroids.components.AccelerationComponent;
 import com.me.asteroids.components.AsteroidComponent;
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ import com.me.asteroids.components.model.PolygonModel;
 import com.me.common.ecs.Engine;
 import com.me.common.ecs.Entity;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 import static com.me.asteroids.Constants.rand;
 
 public class EntityFactory {
@@ -94,10 +97,10 @@ public class EntityFactory {
         return models;
     }
 
-    public static Entity[] createPlayerDebris(Engine engine, Entity player) {
-        Vector2 playerVelocity = player.getComponent(VelocityComponent.class).velocity;
-        PositionComponent playerPosition = player.getComponent(PositionComponent.class);
-        LineModel[] models = getLineModels(player.getComponent(ModelComponent.class).model);
+    public static Entity[] createDebris(Engine engine, Entity entity) {
+        Vector2 playerVelocity = entity.getComponent(VelocityComponent.class).velocity;
+        PositionComponent playerPosition = entity.getComponent(PositionComponent.class);
+        LineModel[] models = getLineModels(entity.getComponent(ModelComponent.class).model);
         Vector2 explosionCenter = tmp.set(playerPosition.position).sub(Utils.setUnitVectorAngle(tmp2, playerPosition.rotation).scl(5));
 
         Entity[] entities = new Entity[models.length];
@@ -118,12 +121,12 @@ public class EntityFactory {
                     .add(tmp2.set(playerVelocity).scl(0.75f));  // Maintain 75% of the player's velocity at impact
             velocity.angularVelocity = rand.nextFloat(-60, 60); // Make each piece spin at a different rate
 
-            Entity entity = createEntity(engine);
-            entity.addComponent(position);
-            entity.addComponent(velocity);
-            entity.addComponent(model);
-            entity.addComponent(new DebrisComponent());
-            entities[i] = entity;
+            Entity debris = createEntity(engine);
+            debris.addComponent(position);
+            debris.addComponent(velocity);
+            debris.addComponent(model);
+            debris.addComponent(new DebrisComponent());
+            entities[i] = debris;
         }
         return entities;
     }
@@ -170,11 +173,11 @@ public class EntityFactory {
 
         ModelComponent model = new ModelComponent();
         model.model = new PolygonModel(Color.WHITE);
-        int size = rand.nextInt(30, 60);
+        int size = rand.nextInt(45, 75);
         model.model.setVertices(new AsteroidFactory()
-                .setVertexCount(rand.nextInt(16, 24))
+                .setVertexCount(32)
                 .setSize(size)
-                .setSizeVariation(size * 0.7f)
+                .setSizeVariation(size * 0.5f)
                 .sizeRelativeToLast()
                 .generate());
 
@@ -186,4 +189,57 @@ public class EntityFactory {
         return asteroid;
     }
 
+    private static float[] scaleAndRelativizeVertices(Vector2 position, float[] vertices, float scale) {
+        float[] ret = new float[vertices.length];
+        for (int j = 0, n = vertices.length; j < n; j += 2) {
+            ret[j] = (vertices[j] - position.x) * scale;
+            ret[j + 1] = (vertices[j + 1] - position.y) * scale;
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    public static Entity[] splitAsteroidIntoChunks(Engine engine, Entity asteroid, int chunkCount, float chunkScale) {
+        Vector2 asteroidVelocity = asteroid.getComponent(VelocityComponent.class).velocity;
+        Model asteroidModel = asteroid.getComponent(ModelComponent.class).model;
+        Vector2 asteroidPosition = asteroidModel.getPosition();
+        float[] scaledVertices = scaleAndRelativizeVertices(asteroidPosition, asteroidModel.getVertices(), chunkScale);
+
+        float angle = rand.nextFloat() * MathUtils.PI2;
+        float angleStep = MathUtils.PI2 / chunkCount;
+        Utils.setUnitVectorAngleRad(tmp, angle);
+
+        Entity[] entities = new Entity[chunkCount];
+        for (int i = 0; i < chunkCount; i++) {
+            Vector2 chunkPosition = tmp2.set(asteroidPosition).add(tmp.scl(25));
+
+            ModelComponent model = new ModelComponent();
+            model.model = new PolygonModel(asteroidModel.getColor());
+            model.model.setVertices(Arrays.copyOf(scaledVertices, scaledVertices.length));
+            model.model.setPosition(chunkPosition);
+
+            PositionComponent position = new PositionComponent();
+            position.position = new Vector2(chunkPosition);
+            position.rotation = 90;
+
+            VelocityComponent velocity = new VelocityComponent();
+            velocity.velocity = new Vector2(tmp).nor().rotate(rand.nextFloat(-45, 45)).scl(asteroidVelocity.len() * 1.10f);
+            velocity.angularVelocity = rand.nextFloat(-30, 30);
+
+            AsteroidComponent asteroidComponent = new AsteroidComponent();
+            asteroidComponent.generation = asteroid.getComponent(AsteroidComponent.class).generation + 1;
+
+            angle += angleStep;
+            Utils.setUnitVectorAngleRad(tmp, angle);
+
+            Entity split = createEntity(engine);
+            split.addComponent(model);
+            split.addComponent(position);
+            split.addComponent(velocity);
+            split.addComponent(asteroidComponent);
+            entities[i] = split;
+        }
+
+        return entities;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/com/me/asteroids/components/AsteroidComponent.java b/core/src/com/me/asteroids/components/AsteroidComponent.java
index 68a5eb3..2b93f38 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/asteroids/components/AsteroidComponent.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/asteroids/components/AsteroidComponent.java
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ package com.me.asteroids.components;
 import com.me.common.ecs.Component;
 
 public class AsteroidComponent implements Component {
-    // TODO: See PlayerComponent's TODO
+
+    public int generation;
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/com/me/asteroids/screens/GameScreen.java b/core/src/com/me/asteroids/screens/GameScreen.java
index b8f1842..81d5ff0 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/asteroids/screens/GameScreen.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/asteroids/screens/GameScreen.java
@@ -101,12 +101,14 @@ public class GameScreen extends Screen implements Listener {
         ComponentMapper<ModelComponent> modelMapper;
         ComponentMapper<BulletComponent> bulletMapper;
         ComponentMapper<DebrisComponent> debrisMapper;
+        ComponentMapper<AsteroidComponent> asteroidMapper;
 
         EventListener(Engine engine) {
             this.positionMapper = engine.getComponentMapper(PositionComponent.class);
             this.modelMapper = engine.getComponentMapper(ModelComponent.class);
             this.bulletMapper = engine.getComponentMapper(BulletComponent.class);
             this.debrisMapper = engine.getComponentMapper(DebrisComponent.class);
+            this.asteroidMapper = engine.getComponentMapper(AsteroidComponent.class);
         }
 
         @EventHandler
@@ -127,7 +129,18 @@ public class GameScreen extends Screen implements Listener {
                 // AABBs intersect but let's only consider it a hit if the bullet's position
                 // is actually inside the asteroid
                 event.getBullet().remove();
+                int generation = asteroidMapper.get(event.getAsteroid()).generation;
+                if (generation < 2) {
+                    for (Entity shard : EntityFactory.splitAsteroidIntoChunks(engine, event.getAsteroid(), 2, 2/3f)) {
+                        shard.activate();
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    for (Entity debris : EntityFactory.createDebris(engine, event.getAsteroid())) {
+                        debris.activate();
+                    }
+                }
                 event.getAsteroid().remove();
+
             }
         }
 
@@ -138,7 +151,7 @@ public class GameScreen extends Screen implements Listener {
 
             if (asteroid.contains(player.getVertices()) || player.contains(asteroid.getVertices())) {
                 event.getPlayer().deactivate();
-                for (Entity debris : EntityFactory.createPlayerDebris(engine, event.getPlayer())) {
+                for (Entity debris : EntityFactory.createDebris(engine, event.getPlayer())) {
                     debris.activate();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/core/src/com/me/asteroids/systems/AsteroidSpawningSystem.java b/core/src/com/me/asteroids/systems/AsteroidSpawningSystem.java
index 94a5e9b..c7a073b 100644
--- a/core/src/com/me/asteroids/systems/AsteroidSpawningSystem.java
+++ b/core/src/com/me/asteroids/systems/AsteroidSpawningSystem.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class AsteroidSpawningSystem extends BaseSystem {
         model.setPosition(position);
 
         VelocityComponent velocityComponent = velocityMapper.get(asteroid);
-        velocityComponent.velocity = new Vector2().setToRandomDirection().scl(rand.nextFloat(125, 175));
+        velocityComponent.velocity = new Vector2().setToRandomDirection().scl(rand.nextFloat(75, 125));
         velocityComponent.angularVelocity = rand.nextFloat(-30, 30);
 
         asteroid.activate();
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class AsteroidSpawningSystem extends BaseSystem {
             }
         }
 
-        if (asteroidCount++ < 6 && (asteroidSpawnDelay -= dt) <= 0) {
+        if (asteroidCount++ < Constants.ASTEROID_SPAWN_COUNT && (asteroidSpawnDelay -= dt) <= 0) {
             spawnAsteroid();
             asteroidSpawnDelay = Constants.ASTEROID_SPAWN_DELAY;
         }