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Chapter 3, Problem 42POS
A Strange Star System. Suppose that we discovered a star system with ten planets, in which nine orbit the star in the same direction but one travels in the opposite direction. Would this observation be consistent with what we would expect according to the nebular theory? Do you think this one observation would be enough to make us discard the nebular theory, or would we just seek to revise it? Defend your opinion.
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