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Fragments of asteroids may have jumped the Jupiter Gap – Space Daily
Tempe AZ (SPX) Aug 07, 2020 –
Using some cosmic detective work, a team of researchers has found evidence that tiny pieces of asteroids from the inner solar system may have crossed a gap to the outer solar system, a feat once tho
Using some cosmic detective work, a team of researchers has found evidence that tiny pieces of asteroids from the inner solar system may have crossed a gap to the outer solar system, a feat once thought to be unlikely.
About 1 million years after the start of the solar system, it is thought that while Jupiter’s core formed, it created a gap in the protoplanetary disk (the disk of dense gas and dust surrounding the Sun). Called the “Jupiter Gap,” this divide severely limited material from gettin…
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