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In the early solar system, were most orbits highly eccentric?
A less scientific answer (based on probability): If some mass enters the gravity field of a sun (or is ejected from it), the path will be highly eccentric, but given many objects over a long time ...
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In the early solar system, were most orbits highly eccentric?
In the early Solar System most orbits were circular.
The solid bodies in the Solar System condensed from a dense disc of gas and dust close to the Sun. Such a disc has many mechanisms for losing ...
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