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Rocky planets both in and outside of our solar system are observed to have a range of core-mass fractions (CMFs). Imperfect collisions can preferentially strip mantle material from a planet, changing its CMF, and are therefore thought to be the most likely cause of this observed CMF variation. However, previous work that implements these...
The inward and outward migration of Jupiter and Saturn, the Grand Tack, creates a truncated disk of embryos and planetesimals. The evolution of this disk broadly reproduces the terrestrial planets including a small Mars. Expanding from Walsh et al. (2011), we use N-body simulations to explore a variety of oligarchic growth regimes in the inner...
The inward and outward migration of Jupiter and Saturn, the Grand Tack, creates a truncated disk of embryos and planetesimals. The evolution of this disk broadly reproduces the terrestrial planets including a small Mars. Expanding from Walsh et al. (2011), we use N-body simulations to explore a variety of oligarchic growth regimes in the inner...
According to the generally accepted scenario, the last giant impact on Earth formed the Moon and initiated the final phase of core formation by melting Earth's mantle. A key goal of geochemistry is to date this event, but different ages have been proposed. Some1, 2, 3 argue for an early Moon-forming event, approximately 30 million years (Myr)...
According to the generally accepted scenario, the last giant impact on Earth formed the Moon and initiated the final phase of core formation by melting Earth's mantle. A key goal of geochemistry is to date this event, but different ages have been proposed. Some1, 2, 3 argue for an early Moon-forming event, approximately 30 million years (Myr)...
At least 30% of main sequence stars host planets with sizes of between 1 and 4 Earth radii and orbital periods of less than 100 days. We use N -body simulations including a model for gas-assisted pebble accretion and disk–planet tidal interaction to study the formation of super-Earth systems. We show that the integrated pebble mass reservoir...