Building terrestrial planets
A Morbidelli, JI Lunine, DP O'Brien… - Annual Review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews our current understanding of terrestrial planet formation. The focus is on
computer simulations of the dynamical aspects of the accretion process. Throughout the …
computer simulations of the dynamical aspects of the accretion process. Throughout the …
The growth mechanisms of macroscopic bodies in protoplanetary disks
J Blum, G Wurm - Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys., 2008 - annualreviews.org
The formation of planetesimals, the kilometer-sized planetary precursors, is still a puzzling
process. Considerable progress has been made over the past years in the physical …
process. Considerable progress has been made over the past years in the physical …
Cassini finds molecular hydrogen in the Enceladus plume: evidence for hydrothermal processes
Saturn's moon Enceladus has an ice-covered ocean; a plume of material erupts from cracks
in the ice. The plume contains chemical signatures of water-rock interaction between the …
in the ice. The plume contains chemical signatures of water-rock interaction between the …
The organic-rich surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by VIRTIS/Rosetta
F Capaccioni, A Coradini, G Filacchione, S Erard… - Science, 2015 - science.org
The VIRTIS (Visible, Infrared and Thermal Imaging Spectrometer) instrument on board the
Rosetta spacecraft has provided evidence of carbon-bearing compounds on the nucleus of …
Rosetta spacecraft has provided evidence of carbon-bearing compounds on the nucleus of …
The provenances of asteroids, and their contributions to the volatile inventories of the terrestrial planets
Determining the source (s) of hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen accreted by Earth is important
for understanding the origins of water and life and for constraining dynamical processes that …
for understanding the origins of water and life and for constraining dynamical processes that …
The effect of Jupiter's formation on the distribution of refractory elements and inclusions in meteorites
We present a comprehensive evolutionary model of the Sun's protoplanetary disk,
constructed to resolve the" CAI storage problem" of meteoritics. We predict the abundances …
constructed to resolve the" CAI storage problem" of meteoritics. We predict the abundances …
[HTML][HTML] Chondrule-like objects and Ca-Al-rich inclusions in Ryugu may potentially be the oldest Solar System materials
Chondrule-like objects and Ca-Al-rich inclusions (CAIs) are discovered in the retuned
samples from asteroid Ryugu. Here we report results of oxygen isotope, mineralogical, and …
samples from asteroid Ryugu. Here we report results of oxygen isotope, mineralogical, and …
The pH of Enceladus' ocean
CR Glein, JA Baross, JH Waite Jr - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
Saturn's moon, Enceladus, is a geologically active waterworld. The prevailing paradigm is
that there is a subsurface ocean that erupts to the surface, which leads to the formation of a …
that there is a subsurface ocean that erupts to the surface, which leads to the formation of a …
Aerogels in aerospace: an overview
N Bheekhun, AR Abu Talib… - Advances in Materials …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aerogels are highly porous structures prepared via a sol‐gel process and supercritical
drying technology. Among the classes of aerogels, silica aerogel exhibits the most …
drying technology. Among the classes of aerogels, silica aerogel exhibits the most …
[HTML][HTML] The primordial nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
BJR Davidsson, H Sierks, C Güttler, F Marzari… - Astronomy & …, 2016 - aanda.org
Context. We investigate the formation and evolution of comet nuclei and other trans-
Neptunian objects (TNOs) in the solar nebula and primordial disk prior to the giant planet …
Neptunian objects (TNOs) in the solar nebula and primordial disk prior to the giant planet …