Planet Formation (IMAGE)

University of Bern

Planet Formation

Caption

Illustration of planet formation around a Sun-like star, with the building blocks of the planets - rocks and iron molecules - in the foreground.

Credit

© Tania Cunha (Planetário do Porto - Centro Ciência Viva & Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço)

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License

CC BY-NC

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