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Astronomy · L3 · From Molecular Cloud Core to Planetary System

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Angular momentum conservation and accretion turning a collapsing cloud into planets.

by @openstemUpdated Astronomy
🌀 Rotating cloud corecollapses under gravity⚡ L = Iω conserved:spin-up as I shrinks💿 Disk flattens;protostar forms at center🪨 Dust → pebbles →planetesimals via accretion🪐 Planetesimals grow intoterrestrial & giant planets

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