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Protoplanet
Close up formation of a terrestrial planet
Protoplanet
This image is very similar to Fiery Birth andEmergence of the Terrestrials, showing a primitive terrestrial planet, or protoplanet, in the process of formation, 4500 million years ago.
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Title: Protoplanet

Category: Solar System

Medium: 3DS Max, Photoshop

Date: 2007

Client: Personal

Tags:

accretion formation planetesimal planetoid
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