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pebble

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ID 656780 Last modified 10.11.2025
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Domain astronomy
  • sentimeetrite suurused kivid, mille akumuleerumisel võivad protoplanetaarses kettas tekkida planeetide tuumad
  • cm-sized solid bodies by accretion of which the cores of planets may form in protoplanetary disks
triivkivi
pebble
Usage examples
  • We propose that protoplanets accreted a major fraction (10–50 per cent) of their mass from pebbles and rocks during the gaseous solar nebula phase.

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