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planetesimal — /plan i tes euh meuhl/, Astron. n. 1. one of the small celestial bodies that, according to one theory (planetesimal hypothesis), were fused together to form the planets of the solar system. adj. 2. of or pertaining to a planetesimal or… … Universalium
planetesimal hypothesis — noun (cosmology) the theory that the solar system was formed by the gravitational accumulation of planetesimals • Topics: ↑cosmology, ↑cosmogony, ↑cosmogeny • Hypernyms: ↑scientific theory * * * noun : a hypothesis in … Useful english dictionary
planetesimal hypothesis — noun Date: 1904 a hypothesis in astronomy: the planets have evolved by aggregation from planetesimals … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chamberlin–Moulton planetesimal hypothesis — The Chamberlin–Moulton planetesimal hypothesis was proposed in 1905 by geologist Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin and astronomer Forest Ray Moulton to describe the formation of the solar system. It was proposed as a replacement for the Laplacian… … Wikipedia
small body — ▪ astronomy any natural solar system object other than the Sun and the major planets and dwarf planets and their satellites (moons). The small bodies populate the solar system in vast numbers and include the rocky asteroids (asteroid), or minor … Universalium
Beta Pictoris — Starbox begin name=Beta PictorisStarbox image caption=Map of the Pictor constellation showing the position of Beta Pictoris.Starbox observe epoch=J2000 ra=05h 47m 17.1scite web|url=http://simbad.u strasbg.fr/simbad/sim id?protocol=html… … Wikipedia
Бета Живописца — β Живописца Звезда … Википедия
Formation and evolution of the Solar System — Artist s conception of a protoplanetary disk The formation and evolution of the Solar System is estimated to have begun 4.568 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud … Wikipedia
Formación y evolución del Sistema Solar — Artículo principal: Sistema Solar Las teorías concernientes a la formación y evolución del Sistema Solar son variadas y complejas, involucrando varias disciplinas científicas, desde la astronomía y la física hasta la geología y la ciencia… … Wikipedia Español
Pluto — This article is about the dwarf planet. For other uses, see Pluto (disambiguation). Pluto … Wikipedia
