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Press Release: A volute has been discovered on the protoplanetary disk. Getting closer to planet formation with density-wave theory. -By Takayuki Muto and others

2012-04-11

Press Release on Wednesday April 11th, 2012.
"A volute has been discovered on the protoplanetary disk - Getting closer to planet formation with density-wave theory"
By Munetake Momose, Misato Fukagawa, Mitsuhiko Honda, Shuichiro Inutsuka and the international research team consisted from the researchers at Kogakuin University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Osaka University and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

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