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protoplanetary disk
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protoplanetary disk [‚prōd·ō‚plan·ä‚ter·ē ′disk]
(astronomy)


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Astronomers used to think that all protoplanetary disks are shaped basically like Frisbees.
Most protoplanetary disks vanish after a few hundred million years, astronomers have concluded.
But Orion's protoplanetary disks are being eroded by the harsh ultraviolet light and intense winds from a massive star within the nebula.
 
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