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ACCRETION THEORY [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

Any hypothesis of the origin of the earth which assumes that it has grown from a small nucleus by the gradual addition of solid bodies, such as meteorites, asteroids, or phanetesimals, formerly revolving about the sun in independent orbits, but eventually drawn by gravitation to the earth and incorporated in it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie

Spanish

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