The interiors of giant planets: Models and outstanding questions
T Guillot - Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract We know that giant planets played a crucial role in the making of our Solar
System. The discovery of giant planets orbiting other stars is a formidable opportunity to …
System. The discovery of giant planets orbiting other stars is a formidable opportunity to …
What makes a planet habitable?
H Lammer, JH Bredehöft, A Coustenis… - The Astronomy and …, 2009 - Springer
This work reviews factors which are important for the evolution of habitable Earth-like
planets such as the effects of the host star dependent radiation and particle fluxes on the …
planets such as the effects of the host star dependent radiation and particle fluxes on the …
The New Generation Planetary Population Synthesis (NGPPS)-II. Planetary population of solar-like stars and overview of statistical results
Context. Planetary formation and evolution is a combination of multiple interlinked
processes. Constraining the mechanisms observationally requires statistical comparison to …
processes. Constraining the mechanisms observationally requires statistical comparison to …
Mass–radius curve for extrasolar Earth-like planets and ocean planets
C Sotin, O Grasset, A Mocquet - Icarus, 2007 - Elsevier
By comparison with the Earth-like planets and the large icy satellites of the Solar System,
one can model the internal structure of extrasolar planets. The input parameters are the …
one can model the internal structure of extrasolar planets. The input parameters are the …
Uranus and Neptune: origin, evolution and internal structure
There are still many open questions regarding the nature of Uranus and Neptune, the
outermost planets in the Solar System. In this review we summarize the current-knowledge …
outermost planets in the Solar System. In this review we summarize the current-knowledge …
A generalized Bayesian inference method for constraining the interiors of super Earths and sub-Neptunes
Aims. We aim to present a generalized Bayesian inference method for constraining interiors
of super Earths and sub-Neptunes. Our methodology succeeds in quantifying the …
of super Earths and sub-Neptunes. Our methodology succeeds in quantifying the …
A new family of planets?“Ocean-Planets”
A new family of planets is considered which is in between the rocky terrestrial planets and
the gaseous giants,“Ocean-Planets.” We present the possible formation, composition and …
the gaseous giants,“Ocean-Planets.” We present the possible formation, composition and …
Magnesium oxide-water compounds at megabar pressure and implications on planetary interiors
Abstract Magnesium Oxide (MgO) and water (H2O) are abundant in the interior of planets.
Their properties, and in particular their interaction, significantly affect the planet interior …
Their properties, and in particular their interaction, significantly affect the planet interior …
New indication for a dichotomy in the interior structure of Uranus and Neptune from the application of modified shape and rotation data
N Nettelmann, R Helled, JJ Fortney… - Planetary and Space …, 2013 - Elsevier
Since the Voyager fly-bys of Uranus and Neptune, improved gravity field data have been
derived from long-term observations of the planets' satellite motions, and modified shape …
derived from long-term observations of the planets' satellite motions, and modified shape …
The phase diagram of water and the magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune
R Redmer, TR Mattsson, N Nettelmann, M French - Icarus, 2011 - Elsevier
The interior of giant planets can give valuable information on formation and evolution
processes of planetary systems. However, the interior and evolution of Uranus and Neptune …
processes of planetary systems. However, the interior and evolution of Uranus and Neptune …