Formation Of Planets

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Introduction
Have you ever been curious about the formation of the universe, planets, asteroids and rotations? There are many people who have been curious, to the point where they decided to research and analyze information about the universe to sate their growing curiosity.
Formation of Planets
A planet is formed after it has gone through two stages, the Planetesimal and the Protoplanets. The planetesmial theory states that planetesimals are small objects that are formed out of collided grains of dust and are stuck together to become larger objects. The first step in the formation of planets is that a protoplanetary disc was made from the materials of the solar nebula. The solar nebula was supposedly disc-shaped cloud of dust and gas left over from the formation of the sun. Because of this accretion, the smaller sized dust particles begin to gather together due to collisions which form larger bodies of planetesimals. When planetesimals reach a certain size they start to attract other smaller bodies because of their gravity. Over time planetesimals get big enough to attract bigger bodies which form protoplanets, which then form planets. Planetesimals over time form planets, but there are two types of planets known in the universe, Terrestrial Inner Planets and Outer Giant Gaseous Planets.

Terrestrial Inner Planets V.S Outer Giant Gaseous Planets
Inner and Outer planets are different by many characteristics. The 4 inner planets are known as terrestrial planets because they’re quite similar to Earth, due to their solid surface. Inner planets are made up of iron and nickel and have few or no moons. Mercury is the smallest planet out of all of them and is composed of mostly iron and nickel. Refer to Figure 1, the picture shows tha...

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... Earth’s Moon. The first one known as the Fission Theory states that the moon was once a part of the Earth but was separated from the Earth. The Capture Theory states that the moon was formed somewhere else but was then captured by Earth’s gravitational pull. The condensation theory states that both the Earth and the Sun condensed together from the original nebula that created the solar system.
Unusual Rotation of Uranus
Uranus’s rotational axis is nearly horizontal, almost as if the planet has been knocked over. This strange orientation could be from a collision between Uranus and a planet sized body. The magnetic fields are usually in sync with a planets rotation, which means that Uranus’s magnetic fields are also tipped over.
Conclusion
These are all the different theories formed from different scientists to sate their curiosity about the universe and planets.

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