Question: Once a planetesimal is large enough, it grows by a. passing close to its star or protostar. b. generating new mass within itself. c. attracting

Once a planetesimal is large enough, it grows by 


a. passing close to its star or protostar. 


b. generating new mass within itself. 


c. attracting more material through gravitation. 


d. heating up and sticking to encountered material. 


e. electric charges attracting other charged material.

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