protosatellite

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English

Etymology

From proto- +‎ satellite.

Adjective

protosatellite (not comparable)

  1. Describing a ring of dust, surrounding a young planet, out of which moons develop
    • 2015, James C. Lombardi Sr, “Stimulated Radiative Molecular Association in the Early Solar System. II. Orbital Radii of the Planets and Other Satellites of the Sun”, in arXiv:
      To explain these observations a model was developed involving stimulated radiative molecular association (SRMA) reactions among photons and atoms in the protosatellite disks of the planets.