Planetesimals

Planetesimals are small bodies of rock and/or ice that form by accretion in the protoplanetary disks of protostellar systems. These small objects continue to accrete and merge until finally a planetary system is formed. In our own Solar System, small asteroids are examples of leftover planetesimals.


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