planetesimal

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1. planetesimal - Noun

2. planetesimal - Adjective

Meaning

one of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system

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As with the Earth, the denser metal separated from silicate material and sank toward the center of the planetesimal, forming its core. Source: Internet

After the planetesimal solidified, it broke up in a collision with another planetesimal. Source: Internet

The gravitational repercussions of such a resonance ultimately destabilized the orbits of Uranus and Neptune, causing them to be scattered outward onto high-eccentricity orbits that crossed the primordial planetesimal disc. Source: Internet

Early in the Solar System's history, Mercury may have been struck by a planetesimal of approximately 1/6 that mass and several thousand kilometers across. Source: Internet

Like other members of the Kuiper belt, Pluto is thought to be a residual planetesimal ; a component of the original protoplanetary disc around the Sun that failed to fully coalesce into a full-fledged planet. Source: Internet

The remaining planets then continue their migration until the planetesimal disc in nearly depleted with small fractions remaining in various locations. Source: Internet

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