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Then gravity would condense it all down into a planet in very short order, geologically speaking.

For an example in our own system, see Saturn's rings.



Geologically speaking, sure. But humans don't live in geological timescales: it seems possible that, if humans could somehow explore other star systems on a regular basis, they might come across some systems where there was a relatively recent collision leaving lots of close-together asteroids that haven't yet had enough time to condense into a new body.


Yes, like Saturn's rings.


If such collisions are common, then yes.




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