Scribd
Upload
12 views9 pages

Nebular Hypothesis

This document discusses several key properties and formation processes of planetary systems including the inclinations of planetary axes and orbits, the flattening of the original nebula from which planets formed, the accretion of smaller planetessimals to form planets, how temperature determined what materials could accrete at different distances from the young star, the location of the ice line in early systems where volatiles like water could condense into solids, the presence of the Oort cloud of comets surrounding the outer solar system, and the discovery of exoplanets orbiting other stars.

Uploaded by

shabi049
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPS, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
12 views9 pages

Nebular Hypothesis

This document discusses several key properties and formation processes of planetary systems including the inclinations of planetary axes and orbits, the flattening of the original nebula from which planets formed, the accretion of smaller planetessimals to form planets, how temperature determined what materials could accrete at different distances from the young star, the location of the ice line in early systems where volatiles like water could condense into solids, the presence of the Oort cloud of comets surrounding the outer solar system, and the discovery of exoplanets orbiting other stars.

Uploaded by

shabi049
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPS, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 9

Planetary Properties

Inclinations of axes and orbits


Flattening of Nebula
Accretion of Planetessimals
Temperature determines
accretable material
The Ice (or frost ) Line
The Oort Cloud
Extra Solar Planets

You might also like