A new theory for how rocky planets form could explain the origin of so-called “super-Earths”—a class of exoplanets a few times more massive than the Earth that are the most […]
Protoplanetary Disk
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Different Degrees Of Nitrogen And Carbon Depletion In The Warm Molecular Layers Of Protoplanetary Disks
Observations have revealed that the elemental abundances of carbon and oxygen in the warm molecular layers of some protoplanetary disks are depleted compared to those is the interstellar medium by […]
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The Effect of Carbon Grain Destruction On The Chemical Structure of Protoplanetary Disks
The bulk composition of the Earth is dramatically carbon poor compared to that of the interstellar medium, and this phenomenon extends to the asteroid belt. To interpret this carbon deficit […]