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protoplanetary disk: a standalone construct

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Planetary science

the disk of gas and dust around a young star from which planets form.

In planetary science, protoplanetary disk refers to the disk of gas and dust around a young star from which planets form. This meaning comes from Williams (2011) in Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics.[1]

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References

  1. Williams, J. P., & Cieza, L. A. (2011). Protoplanetary Disks and Their Evolution. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 49(1), 67-117. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-astro-081710-102548

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