| Literature DB >> 16960000 |
Sean N Raymond1, Avi M Mandell, Steinn Sigurdsson.
Abstract
Close-in giant planets (e.g., "hot Jupiters") are thought to form far from their host stars and migrate inward, through the terrestrial planet zone, via torques with a massive gaseous disk. Here we simulate terrestrial planet growth during and after giant planet migration. Several-Earth-mass planets also form interior to the migrating jovian planet, analogous to recently discovered "hot Earths." Very-water-rich, Earth-mass planets form from surviving material outside the giant planet's orbit, often in the habitable zone and with low orbital eccentricities. More than a third of the known systems of giant planets may harbor Earth-like planets.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16960000 DOI: 10.1126/science.1130461
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728