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AGU Advances, 2021 The nature and cause of deep earthquakes remain enduring unknowns in the field of seismology. We present new models of thermal structures of subducted slabs traced to mantle transition zone depths that permit a detailed comparison between slab pressure ...
Steven B. Shirey +4 more
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Origins of Eccentric Extrasolar Planets: Testing the Planet‐Planet Scattering Model [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 2008 (Abridged) In planetary systems with two or more giant planets, dynamical instabilities can lead to collisions or ejections through strong planet--planet scattering. Previous studies for simple initial configurations with two equal-mass planets revealed some discrepancies between the results of numerical simulations and the observed orbital elements of
Eric B. Ford +2 more
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Rocky Planet or Water World? Observability of Low-density Lava World Atmospheres
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 Super-Earths span a wide range of bulk densities, indicating a diversity in interior conditions beyond that seen in the solar system. In particular, an emerging population of low-density super-Earths may be explained by volatile-rich interiors.
Anjali A. A. Piette +6 more
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The Intra-Mercurial Planet Or Planets [PDF]
Nature, 1876 THE question of the existence of one or more planetary bodies revolving within the orbit of Mercury is again revived by Weber's observation of a round black spot just within the sun's eastern limb, on the afternoon of April 4 in the present year which had not been visible on the same morning, and early on the following day had disappeared. The position
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Stellar Flybys Interrupting Planet–Planet Scattering Generates Oort Planets [PDF]
The Astronomical Journal, 2019 Abstract Wide-orbit exoplanets are starting to be detected, and planetary formation models are under development to understand their properties. We propose a population of “Oort” planets around other stars, forming by means of a mechanism analogous to how the solar system’s Oort cloud of comets was populated.
Nora Bailey, Daniel Fabrycky
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Melting and density of MgSiO3 determined by shock compression of bridgmanite to 1254GPa
Nature Communications, 2021 The authors here report high melting temperatures of MgSiO3 at 500 GPa by direct shockwave loading of pre-synthesized dense bridgemanite. This is essential data to understand the thermal evolution of the interiors of terrestrial (exo-)planets.
Yingwei Fei +7 more
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Scientia et Fides, 2013 What is a planet and how many planets are there?A brief outlook of evolution of the concept of planet in astronomy and a very short summary of current status of extrasolar planet searches results are presented.
Andrzej Niedzielski
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The frequency of planets in multiple systems
, 2007 The frequency of planets in binaries is an important issue in the field of extrasolar planet studies, because of its relevance in estimating of the global planet population of our Galaxy and the clues it can give to our understanding of planet formation ...
Allen +79 more
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Semi-Empirical Estimates of the Cosmic Planet Formation Rate
GalaxiesWe devise and exploit a data-driven, semi-empirical framework of galaxy formation and evolution, coupling it to recipes for planet formation from stellar and planetary science, to compute the cosmic planet formation rate, and the properties of the ...
Andrea Lapi +3 more
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