An Image of a Protoplanetary Disk Made Using Results from the New Model (IMAGE)

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An Image of a Protoplanetary Disk Made Using Results from the New Model

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An image of a protoplanetary disk, made using results from the new model, after the formation of a spontaneous dust trap, visible as a bright dust ring. Gas is depicted in blue and dust in red.

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Jean-Francois Gonzalez

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