gas giant planet formation (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

gas giant planet formation

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One way gas giants form is through core accretion, where solid cores gradually grow in a disk by pulling in rocky and icy pebbles until they become massive enough to attract the gas that surrounds young stars.

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Jean-Baptiste Ruffio

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