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hypothetical protoplanet called Theia with Earth,
early in the
Solar System's history. In the
inner Solar System, the
three protoplanets to
survive more-or-less...
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accretion is far more problematic. The
escape velocity for the
small protoplanets about 20
astronomical units (AU) from the
center of the
Solar System...
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accretion of
protoplanets tidally interacting with a gas disk: I.
Effects of
interaction with
planetesimals and
other protoplanets". Icarus. Jovian...
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Theia (/ˈθiːə/) is a
hypothesized ancient planet in the
early Solar System which,
according to the giant-impact hypothesis,
collided with the
early Earth...
- (December 2018). "Dawn mission's
search for
satellites of Ceres:
Intact protoplanets don't have satellites". Icarus. 316: 191–204. Bibcode:2018Icar..316....
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solar nebula as a
group of planetesimals, the
smaller precursors of the
protoplanets. However,
between Mars and
Jupiter gravitational perturbations from Jupiter...
- may be many
protoplanets orbiting the star or each other, but over time many will collide,
either to form a larger,
combined protoplanet or
release material...
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attracted each other,
coalescing to form ever
larger bodies.
Hundreds of
protoplanets may have
existed in the
early Solar System, but they
either merged or...
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accretion process to
approximately the size of Pallas. Most of
these protoplanets were
incorporated into the
growth of
larger bodies,
which became the...
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gravitationally bound and can
mimic protoplanets. In the case of
GoHam b it is not
clear if it is a
protoplanet or just a disk fragment. JWST NIRCam...
