Orbital Dynamics and the Evolution of Planetary Habitability in the AU Mic System [PDF]
Astronomical Journal, 2021 The diverse planetary systems that have been discovered are revealing the plethora of possible architectures, providing insights into planet formation and evolution.
S. Kane +8 more
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The Effect of Core Formation on Surface Composition and Planetary Habitability [PDF]
Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2021 The melt productivity of a differentiated planet's mantle is primarily controlled by its iron content, which is itself approximated by the planet's core mass fraction (CMF).
B. Dyck, J. Wade, R. Palin
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Anomalous transient enhancement of planetary ion escape at Mars [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsAtmospheric ion escape plays a crucial role in the evolution of planetary climate and habitability. While Mars has been the focus of extensive in-situ spacecraft observations, our understanding of ion escape at Mars has been constrained by single-point ...
Chi Zhang +19 more
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Dynamical Habitability of Planetary Systems [PDF]
Astrobiology, 2010 The problem of the stability of planetary systems, a question that concerns only multiplanetary systems that host at least two planets, is discussed. The problem of mean motion resonances is addressed prior to discussion of the dynamical structure of the more than 350 known planets.
Dvorak, Rudolf +24 more
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Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 435-447., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Peter E. Marshall +2 more
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System Architecture and Planetary Obliquity: Implications for Long-term Habitability [PDF]
Astronomical Journal, 2022 In the search for life beyond our solar system, attention should be focused on those planets that have the potential to maintain habitable conditions over the prolonged periods of time needed for the emergence and expansion of life as we know it.
P. Vervoort +4 more
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Habitability Models for Planetary Sciences [PDF]
Bulletin of the AAS, 2021 Habitability has been generally defined as the capability of an environment to support life.Ecologists have been using Habitat Suitability Models (HSMs) for more than four decades to study the habitability of Earth from local to global scales.Astrobiologists have been proposing different habitability models for some time, with little integration and ...
Abel Méndez +35 more
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Quantifying the Key Factors Affecting the Escape of Planetary Atmospheres
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 The habitability of Earth-like planets is an increasingly important subject in astrophysics and in planetary sciences. Atmospheric escape plays a vital role in the evolution of the habitability of Earth-like planets.
J. Luo, H.-Q. He, G.-S. Tong, Jiao Li
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Hard rock dark biosphere and habitability
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2023 The discovery that most of the prokaryotic diversity and biomass on Earth resides in the deep subsurface, calls for an improved definition of habitability, which should consider the existence of dark biospheres in other planets and moons of the Solar ...
Cristina Escudero +2 more
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The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 The magnetic activity of a star—which modulates the stellar wind outflow—shapes the immediate environments of orbiting (exo)planets and induces atmospheric loss, thereby impacting their habitability.
Sakshi Gupta +2 more
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