Protoplanet

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke4389.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4389. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Solar System, Solar System Models And Concepts

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An object representing an intermediate stage in the process of planet formation. A protoplanet is formed by the accretional collision of planetesimals, the primary products of accretion, themselves formed initially by the coalescence of dust grains and then the gradual aggregation of further material. Protoplanets collide with one another to form larger objects; the end result of this stage is a ...

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