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1. Colliding clouds forge planet building blocks.

Author

Pendick, Daniel

Subjects
*PLANETARY geology, *CRISTOBALITE, *TRIDYMITE, *SPACE telescopes, *PHASES of the planets, *ASTRONOMICAL research
Abstract

The article discusses reports from researches working with the Spitzer Space Telescope on the role of colliding gas clouds in the development of rocky planets. Details are provided about the research, which found cristobalite and tridymite crystals in gas surrounding planet-forming systems. The role of cristobalite and tridymite in the formation of planets is also examined.

Published
2009

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