High-speed collisions of planetesimals during the formation of Jupiter (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

High-speed collisions of planetesimals during the formation of Jupiter

Caption

Jupiter's gravity caused planetesimal collisions that melted rock into droplets dispersed by expanding water vapor.

Credit

Diego Turrini and Sin-iti Sirono

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