We explore terrestrial planet formation with a focus on the supply of solid-state organics as the main source of volatile carbon.
Volatiles
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Two Studies Of Volatile Elements Discovered In Meteorites Constrain The Assembly Of Earth
In two separate studies, researchers identify nucleosynthetic isotope anomalies in the volatile elements potassium (K) and zinc (Zn) in meteorites, which constrain the origins of the material that formed Earth.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets
Volatiles in Protoplanetary Disks
Volatiles are compounds with low sublimation temperatures, and they make up most of the condensible mass in typical planet-forming environments. They consist of relatively small, often hydrogenated, molecules based on […]