Formation of the solar system (IMAGE)

Michigan State University Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

Formation of the solar system

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Artist illustration of the formation of the solar system, capturing the moment where radioactive nuclei got incorporated into solids that would become meteorites.

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Bill Saxton / NSF / AUI / NRAO

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