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Formation of an Accretion Disk

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Formation of an Accretion Disk
Just as the water in this photograph swirls around waiting to get down the
drain, the matter pulled toward a black hole spirals inward.
Angular momentum of the infalling gas and dust causes them to
form an accretion disk around the hole.
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