Planets Form Through Domino Effect (IMAGE)

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Planets Form Through Domino Effect

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Compared to the previous observations (left), the new ALMA observations (right) at longer wavelengths can better see into the dust ring and reveal a concentration of dust to the north-west (upper right) where a new planet is forming.

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ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), W. M. Keck Observatory, VLT (ESO), K. Doi (MPIA)

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