1. BORN OF CHAOS.
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Batygin, Konstantin, Laughlin, Gregory, and Morbidelli, Alessandro
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SOLAR system , *ORBITAL mechanics , *JUPITER (Planet) , *ORIGIN of planets , *CONJUNCTIONS (Astronomy) ,EVOLUTION ,ORIGIN of the solar system - Abstract
The article discusses the birth and early history of the solar system. Emphasis is given to the violent and dynamic aspects of phenomena such as orbital migrations of planets, the mutability of protoplanet disks, and the collisional grinding and aerodynamic drag caused by movement of the planet Jupiter. Other topics include the inner grouping and alignment of rocky planets versus the outer grouping of gas giant planets such as Saturn.
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- 2016
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