Technology term
Polluted White Dwarf
A white dwarf whose visible atmosphere contains heavy elements that should sink rapidly below the surface. Their presence usually indicates that the star is currently or recently accreting debris from asteroids, moons, or other planetary bodies.
English
Polluted White Dwarf
Arabic
قزم أبيض ملوث
First appeared in
A Galaxy-Mapping Instrument Found the Chemical Remains of Shattered Exoplanets
