51 Ophiuchi and its Dust Disks (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

51 Ophiuchi and its Dust Disks

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This diagram compares 51 Ophiuchi and its dust disks to the sun, planets and zodiacal dust in the solar system. Zones with larger dust grains are red; those with smaller grains are blue. Planet sizes are not to scale.

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NASA/GSFC/Marc Kuchner and Francis Reddy

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