Gary Huss, a cosmochemist at the University of Hawaii, says chondrule formation would appear to be a required step to form planetary bodies of more than a meter in size.

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The split-level four-bedroom home sits on a 2, 000-square-meter lot, twice the size of the session floor of the Philippine Senate.

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That's about 690, 000 apartments the size of Mr. Xiang's 58-square meter (624 square feet) abode though many will be larger.

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