The creep tide theory is used to explore several aspects of the tidal evolution of the planetary system of the M-star LP 791-18.
LP 791-18 d
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Updated Mass, Eccentricity, and Tidal Heating Constraints for the Earth-sized Planet LP 791-18 d
LP 791-18 d is a temperate Earth-sized planet orbiting a late M dwarf, surrounded by an interior super-Earth (LP 791-18 b, RP = 1.2 R⊕, P=0.95 days) and an exterior […]
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A Potentially Volcano-Covered Earth-Size World Discovered
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, or world beyond our solar system, that may be carpeted with volcanoes. Called LP 791-18 d, the planet could undergo volcanic outbursts as often […]
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LP 791-18 d: A Terrestrial Exoplanet – With Volcanoes
A large international team led by astronomers at the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets at Université de Montréal (UdeM) today announced in the journal Nature the discovery of a […]