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protoplanet [′prōd·ō‚plan·ət]
(astronomy)
A precursor of one of the giant planets, which is believed to have formed, along with its satellites, from a minisolar nebula in a manner similar to that of the formation of the sun and planets.
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Once protoplanets grew to diameters of 200 kilometers or larger, the radioactive elements trapped within those masses generated enough heat to melt minerals at the orbs' cores.
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Furthermore, because of its mass, it would be concentrated at or near the surface of the forming protoplanets along with the other elements with similar masses in sufficient abundance for life molecules to form there with relative ease.
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In the subsequent cycle, all the eight protoplanets become separated (Figures 6 and 7).
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