dirty snowball hypothesis

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:appliesTo comets
gptkbp:contrastsWith icy conglomerate model
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label dirty snowball hypothesis
gptkbp:influenced modern cometary science
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Fred_Whipple
1950
comet nuclei are porous
comet nuclei contain volatile ices and dust grains
comets are composed of a mixture of ice and dust
gptkbp:relatedTo solar system formation
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fred_L._Whipple
gptkb:Fred_Whipple
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7