PDS 70 Artist Impression (IMAGE)

W. M. Keck Observatory

PDS 70 Artist Impression

Caption

Artist's impression of the PDS 70 system. The two planets are seen clearing a gap in the protoplanetary disk from which they were born. The planets are heated by infalling material that they are actively accreting and are glowing red. Note that the planets and star are not to scale and would be much smaller in size compared to their relative separations.

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W. M. KECK OBSERVATORY/ADAM MAKARENKO

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