Debris disk
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Jump to navigationJump to searchA debris disk is a circumstellar disk of dust and debris in orbit around a star. Sometimes these disks contain prominent rings, as seen in the case of Fomalhaut. Debris disks are found around stars with mature planetary systems, Debris disks can also be produced and maintained as the remnants of collisions between planetesimals, otherwise known as asteroids and comets.
