protomars

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A form of proto-Mars — The planet Mars at an early stage.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of proto-Mars

    The capture of Phobos by the protomars circumplanetary nebula;

    2004, AV Ivanov, “Is the Kaidun meteorite a sample from Phobos?”, in Solar System Research, Springer
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    This shows the variation in distance of the Earth from the Sun in AU against time in years, for the Sun-Earth-protomars combination for the final fifty or so years.

    1985, JR Donnison, IP Williams, “Orbital stability during the early stages of planetary formation”, in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, academic.oup.com

    The ratio of distances from protomars up to protojupiter and from protomars up to the …

    2002, AM Ilyanok, IA Timoshchenko, “Quantization of masses in the solar system”, in arXiv preprint physics, arxiv.org
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