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Tour the Solar SystemModule 2An Architecture Still in Motion
Module 2 / Lesson 4 of 3022 min
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Why are rocky worlds close to the Sun?

Why did rock and metal dominate the inner system while volatile-rich giants grew farther out?

Use temperature and condensation to compare the raw materials available at different distances from the young Sun.

Artistic reconstruction of warm rocky material near a young star and icy solids in the colder outer disk.
Artistic reconstruction: temperature changes which solid ingredients are available across a young planetary disk.

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