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The sun lies at the heart of the solar system, where it is by far the largest object. (1)It holds 99.8 percent of the solar system's mass and is (2)roughly 109 times…

Stars The Brightness of Stars -Star: A luminous sphere of gas with enormous mass, that produces energy by fusion. -Fusion: The joining of separate nuclei. Common in nature,…

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Slide 1 Multiturn extraction for PS2 First results Antoine LACHAIZE LIS meeting 6/09/2010 Antoine LACHAIZE LIS meeting 6/09/2010 Multi-Turn extraction, principle Crossing…

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