Planetary migration

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title: Planetary migration
text: Planetary migration occurs when a planet or other body in orbit around a star interacts with a disk of gas or planetesimals, resulting in the alteration of its orbital parameters, especially its semi-major axis. Planetary migration is the most likely explanation for hot Jupiters. The generally accepted theory of planet formation from a protoplanetary disk predicts that such planets cannot form so close to their stars, as there is insufficient mass at such small radii and the temperature is too h
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description: Astronomical phenomenon
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_migration
date created: 2005-01-26T18:08:05Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T16:54:50Z
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