Phrases with «planetesimal»

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A planetesimal refers to a small celestial body or object that formed during the early stages of our solar system's formation. These objects are like building blocks for planets and are made up of rocks, dust, and other materials. They eventually came together to form planets like Earth, Mars, and Jupiter. Full definition

Adjective + «planetesimal»

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Sentences with «planetesimal»

  • These findings lend credence to the fast - pebble - collapse theory of planetesimal formation, says Joseph Masiero, an astronomer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif., who was not involved in the work. (sciencenews.org)
  • The present consensus is that the Moon formed as the result of a giant impact of an approximately Mars - sized planetesimal with the proto - Earth. (sciencedaily.com)
  • We have resolved the dust - producing planetesimal belt of a debris disc at 100 -LCB- \ mu -RCB- m for the first time. (arxiv.org)
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