The Planets of Our Solar System

The planets are, of course, the end result of gravitational collapse, cooling and condensation of the molecular cloud, accretion, and differentiation into layers of distinct composition.

Since there are so many resources on the web related to planets, I'll just send you to one of the nicer ones rather than repeat what's already done. Check outCalvin Hamilton's Views of the Solar System

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