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1. protoplanetAstronomy
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2. ProtoplanetProtoplanets are large planetary embryos that originate within protoplanetary discs and have undergone internal melting to produce differentiated interiors. They are believed to form out of kilometer-sized planetesimals that attract each other gravitationally and collide. According to planet-formation theory, protoplanets perturb each other's orbits slightly and thus collide to gradually form the dominant planets.
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