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David Aguilar
(617) 495-7462 Christine Pulliam (617) 495-7463 pubaffairs@cfa |
Release No.: 2008-01For Release: Wednesday, January 09, 2008
When Worlds Collide: Have Astronomers Observed the Aftermath of a Distant Planetary Collision? ![]() Illustrated here in this artist's concept, astronomers may have observed the aftermath of a collision between two protoplanets, one Jupiter-sized and one Neptune-sized, in the system 2M1207.
Credit: David A. Aguilar (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) High Resolution Image (jpg) Low Resolution Image (jpg) |
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