Cristalización y movimiento de silicatos cerca de Protostar EC 53 (Ilustración)
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NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI
This illustration represents half the disk of gas and dust surrounding the protostar EC 53. Stellar outbursts periodically form crystalline silicates, which are launched up and out to the edges of the system, where comets and other icy rocky bodies may eventually form.