Metallicity

by Lewis Carroll

Metallicity is the relative concentration of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium in stars or other astronomical objects, which characterizes them as metals. It affects the possibility of the formation of planets in such a body – for example, the lack of a sufficient degree of metallicity does not allow the formation of planets with rocky surfaces.

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