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Clearing of the Nebula
•Radiation pressure  (pressure of light)
–Will see present day effects in comets
•Solar Wind
–Strong solar winds from young T Tauri stars
–Will see present day effects in comets
•Sweeping up of debris into planets
–Late Heavy Bombardment
•Ejection of material by near misses with planets
–Like “gravity assist maneuvers” with spacecraft
–Origin of the comets