It's a dinosaur bone of solar system formation".
(See solar system: Formation of the solar nebula).
This model for solar system formation was widely accepted for about 100 years.
Covers neurogenomics, nervous system formation, axonal pathfinding, cytoskeletal regulation, synapse formation, neurotransmitter release, and cellular neurophysiology.
Trilling, D. E. et al. Implications for planetary system formation from interstellar object 1I/2017 U1 ('Oumuamua).
After all, we believe the moon became captured by the Earth early in the solar system formation.
Condensation Model The model of Solar System formation most embraced by astronomers today is termed the condensation model.
This is consistent with theories of solar system formation where the impact rate in the early stages was very high.
He will compare the composition of these bodies to test theories of solar system formation and evolution.
In Solar System Formation and Evolution Vol. 149 (eds Lazzaro, D., Vieira Martins, R., Ferraz-Mello, S. & Fernandez, J.) 37 (ASP Conference Series, 1998).
So poking and prodding at Jupiter could reveal a lot about the origin of our planet, not to mention the fundamentals of solar system formation in general.
