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How the Solar System formed

How the Sun and planets formed from a cloud of gas and dust.

The working diagram A spinning disc of dust gathering into planets.

Page type: A lesson, led by a working diagram
Collection: Origins, the Solar System
When: About 4,567 million years ago to 4,500 million years ago, in the Hadean. The finished piece will give dates from its sources.
Status: Planned and outlined. Every fact in it will be checked against a named source and listed on Sources before it goes up.

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