The simulations in Figures 8.16 and 8.17 both begin with a population of planetesimals between about 10

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The simulations in Figures 8.16 and 8.17 both begin with a population of planetesimals between about 1016 and 1017 kg in mass, i.e. about 10 km diameter. The flat tops to the curves for t = 0 show that there are no planetesimals less than about 1016 kg in mass. In both simulations, at times later than t = 0 the low-mass ends of the curves slope down to the right. What does this tell you about the masses of the smallest bodies present at these later times, and to what process do you attribute this?

Figure 8.16

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Figure 8.17

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An Introduction To The Solar System

ISBN: 9781108430845

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Authors: David A. Rothery, Neil McBride, Iain Gilmour

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