Solar System Debris
 
 
Formation of the rocky planets See also
View from the surface of a protoplanet in formation
Close up formation of a terrestrial planet
Formation of the rocky planets
Emergence of the Terrestrials (2001)  This shows a view towards the Sun in the days when the terrestrial planets were forming from the protoplanetary disc, about 4500 million years ago. It shows an advanced stage in the process of planet formation.