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Process of disc formation. When the asteroid passes under the Roche limit, it loses material, which initially exists as dust until the asteroid passes the sublimation radius (T = 1500 K), within which gas is produced. The gas then spreads out viscously and forms a disc. The inner limit of Ca II emission is T = 5000 K. We note that the figure is not to scale.
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