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Planet formation

Author:      brad
How are planets formed?  

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Author:      samuel p bowen
The planets are believed to have condensed out of matter surrounding the
remnants of s supernova.  The material cooled and was attracted to itself
around a star like ours.  Computer models give us a good picture of how fast
this occurred.

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