View Full Version : Kuiper belt/Scattered disc
FeynmanMH42
Oct25-06, 09:11 PM
Why has this not coalesced yet to form a planet?
tony873004
Oct25-06, 11:27 PM
It never will. Eccentricities are too high, so any collisions would not be low-velocity. Collisions will grind things down instead of build them up. They also move very slowly, and the volume of space out there is huge, so collisions are not even that likely.
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