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Sowing the Seeds of Planets? Artist Concept
NASA/JPL-Caltech2005-10-20
NASA
Washington, DC, United States
This artist concept shows microscopic crystals in the dusty disk surrounding a brown dwarf, or failed star. The crystals, made up of a green mineral found on Earth called olivine, are thought to help seed the formation of planets.
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- Title: Sowing the Seeds of Planets? Artist Concept
- Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
- Date Created: 2005-10-20
- Rights: JPL
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