How Did a Supernova Influence the Unique Composition of a Solar System?

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You are traveling through space and come upon a solar system having a star like the Sun, but with planets being extremely rich in calcium, aluminum, titanium. How were the formation conditions different from our solar system?


Attempt at solution: The supernova that created this solar system was the death of a larger star than the one that created ours?
 
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The star was probably likely 10 to 40 times the mass of our sun, became a white dwarf and collapsed creating trillions of degrees allowing electrons to push into the nuclei causing a massive explosion and elements heavier than iron to be created. So your super nova is correct!
 

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