Exploratour - Evolution of the Solar System
This is a drawing showing the forming solar system.
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C. Alexander
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C. Alexander
Because the cloud was spinning, it flattened into a frisbee shape, just like a ball of pizza dough becomes flat when a chef spins it in the air. The frisbee shaped cloud grew hotter and denser in the center. Surrounding it was a shroud of gas and dust that was cool. The planets and the sun started to form after the cloud became shaped like a frisbee.
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