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astro-ph.EP2023★ 4 cited

3D Global climate model of an exo-Venus: a modern Venus-like atmosphere for the nearby super-Earth LP 890-9 c

Diogo Quirino, Gabriella Gilli, Lisa Kaltenegger +6

The recently discovered super-Earth LP 890-9 c is an intriguing target for atmospheric studies as it transits a nearby, low-activity late-type M-dwarf star at the inner edge of the…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 38 cited

Composition and thermal properties of Ganymede's surface from JWST/NIRSpec and MIRI observations

D. Bockelee-Morvan, E. Lellouch, O. Poch +21

JWST NIRSpec IFU (2.9-5.3 mu) and MIRI MRS (4.9-28.5 mu) observations were performed on both the leading and trailing hemispheres of Ganymede with a spectral resolution of ~2700. R…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 8 cited

Seasonally Varying Outgassing as an Explanation for Dark Comet Accelerations

Aster G. Taylor, Davide Farnocchia, David Vokrouhlicky +3

Significant nonradial, nongravitational accelerations with magnitudes incompatible with radiation-driven effects have been reported in seven small, photometrically inactive near-Ea…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 36 cited

A roadmap for the atmospheric characterization of terrestrial exoplanets with JWST

TRAPPIST-1 JWST Community Initiative, :, Julien de Wit +80

Ultra-cool dwarf stars are abundant, long-lived, and uniquely suited to enable the atmospheric study of transiting terrestrial companions with JWST. Amongst them, the most prominen…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 64 cited

Near-Infrared Transmission Spectroscopy of HAT-P-18b with NIRISS: Disentangling Planetary and Stellar Features in the Era of JWST

Marylou Fournier-Tondreau, Ryan J. MacDonald, Michael Radica +24

The JWST Early Release Observations (ERO) included a NIRISS/SOSS (0.6-2.8m) transit of the 850K Saturn-mass exoplanet HAT-P-18b. Initial analysis of these data…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 60 cited

JWST transmission spectroscopy of HD 209458b: a super-solar metallicity, a very low C/O, and no evidence of CH4, HCN, or C2H2

Qiao Xue, Jacob L. Bean, Michael Zhang +3

We present the transmission spectrum of the original transiting hot Jupiter HD\,209458b from 2.3 -- 5.1 m as observed with the NIRCam instrument on the James Webb Space Telescop…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 83 cited

The distribution of CO on Europa indicates an internal source of carbon

Samantha K. Trumbo, Michael E. Brown

Jupiter's moon Europa has a subsurface ocean, the chemistry of which is largely unknown. Carbon dioxide (CO) has previously been detected on the surface of Europa, but it was n…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 170 cited

Atmospheric Reconnaissance of TRAPPIST-1 b with JWST/NIRISS: Evidence for Strong Stellar Contamination in the Transmission Spectra

Olivia Lim, Björn Benneke, René Doyon +22

TRAPPIST-1 is a nearby system of seven Earth-sized, temperate, rocky exoplanets transiting a Jupiter-sized M8.5V star, ideally suited for in-depth atmospheric studies. Each TRAPPIS…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 5 cited

Fitting the Light Curve of 1I/`Oumuamua with a Nonprincipal Axis Rotational Model and Outgassing Torques

Aster G. Taylor, Darryl Z. Seligman, Olivier R. Hainaut +1

In this paper, we investigate the nonprincipal axis (NPA) rotational state of 1I/`Oumuamua -- the first interstellar object discovered traversing the inner Solar System -- from its…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 26 cited

Moderate D/H Ratios in Methane Ice on Eris and Makemake as Evidence of Hydrothermal or Metamorphic Processes in Their Interiors: Geochemical Analysis

Christopher R. Glein, William M. Grundy, Jonathan I. Lunine +7

Dwarf planets Eris and Makemake have surfaces bearing methane ice of unknown origin. D/H ratios were recently determined from James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations of Eris…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 6 cited

The Spatial Distribution of the Unidentified 2.07 \textmu m Absorption Feature on Europa and Implications for its Origin

M. Ryleigh Davis, Michael E. Brown, Samantha K. Trumbo

A weak absorption feature at 2.07 \textmu m on Europa's trailing hemisphere has been suggested to arise from radiolytic processing of an endogenic salt, possibly sourced from the i…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 19 cited

Highly depleted alkali metals in Jupiter's deep atmosphere

Ananyo Bhattacharya, Cheng Li, Sushil K. Atreya +12

Water and ammonia vapors are known to be the major sources of spectral absorption at pressure levels observed by the microwave radiometer (MWR) on Juno. However, the brightness tem…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 3 cited

A Venus in the Making? Predictions for JWST Observations of the Ultracool M-Dwarf planet LP 890-9 c

Jonathan Gomez Barrientos, Lisa Kaltenegger, Ryan J. MacDonald

The recently discovered transiting super-Earth LP 890-9 c is potentially one of the best rocky exoplanets for atmospheric characterization. Orbiting an ultracool M-dwarf at the inn…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 16 cited

On the pollution of white dwarfs by exo-Oort cloud comets

Christopher E. O'Connor, Dong Lai, Darryl Z. Seligman

A large fraction of white dwarfs (WDs) have metal-polluted atmospheres, which are produced by accreting material from remnant planetary systems. The composition of the accreted deb…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 7 cited

BEAST detection of a brown dwarf and a low-mass stellar companion around the young bright B star HIP 81208

Gayathri Viswanath, Markus Janson, Raffaele Gratton +15

Recent observations from B-star Exoplanet Abundance Study (BEAST) have illustrated the existence of sub-stellar companions around very massive stars. In this paper, we present the…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 28 cited

A subsolar oxygen abundance or a radiative region deep in Jupiter revealed by thermochemical modelling

Thibault Cavalié, Jonathan Lunine, Olivier Mousis

Jupiter's deep abundances help to constrain the formation history of the planet and the environment of the protoplanetary nebula. Juno recently measured Jupiter's deep oxygen abund…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 2 cited

Mass Derivation of planets K2-21b and K2-21c from Transit Timing Variations

Maryame El Moutamid, Kevin B. Stevenson, Billy Quarles +5

While various indirect methods are used to detect exoplanets, one of the most effective and accurate methods is the transit method, which measures the brightness of a given star fo…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 22 cited

Detection of carbon monoxide's 4.6 micron fundamental band structure in WASP-39b's atmosphere with JWST NIRSpec G395H

David Grant, Joshua D. Lothringer, Hannah R. Wakeford +28

Carbon monoxide (CO) is predicted to be the dominant carbon-bearing molecule in giant planet atmospheres, and, along with water, is important for discerning the oxygen and therefor…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 17 cited

High-resolution Emission Spectroscopy of the Ultrahot Jupiter KELT-9b: Little Variation in Day- and Nightside Emission Line Contrasts

Andrew Ridden-Harper, Ernst de Mooij, Ray Jayawardhana +3

The transmission spectrum of the ultrahot Jupiter KELT-9b ( 4000 K) exhibits absorption by several metal species. We searched for atomic and molecular lines in its e…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 33 cited

Giant planet engulfment by evolved giant stars: light curves, asteroseismology, and survivability

Christopher E. O'Connor, Lars Bildsten, Matteo Cantiello +1

About ten percent of Sun-like (-) stars will engulf a - planet as they expand during the red giant branch (RGB) or asymptotic giant branch (AGB) phas…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 12 cited

TOI-3785 b: A Low-Density Neptune Orbiting an M2-Dwarf Star

Luke C. Powers, Jessica Libby-Roberts, Andrea S. J. Lin +19

Using both ground-based transit photometry and high-precision radial velocity (RV) spectroscopy, we confirm the planetary nature of TOI-3785 b. This transiting Neptune orbits an M2…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 9 cited

Eccentricity Growth of Massive Planets inside Cavities of Protoplanetary Discs

Marina M. Romanova, Alexander V. Koldoba, Galina V. Ustyugova +2

We carry out hydrodynamical simulations to study the eccentricity growth of a 1-30 Jupiter mass planet located inside the fixed cavity of a protoplanetary disc. The planet exchange…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 57 cited

High atmospheric metal enrichment for a Saturn-mass planet

Jacob L. Bean, Qiao Xue, Prune C. August +9

Atmospheric metal enrichment (i.e., elements heavier than helium, also called "metallicity") is a key diagnostic of the formation of giant planets. The giant planets of the solar s…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 34 cited

Acceleration of 1I/`Oumuamua from radiolytically produced H in HO ice

Jennifer Bergner, Darryl Seligman

In 2017, 1I/`Oumuamua was identified as the first known interstellar object in the Solar System. Although typical cometary activity tracers were not detected, `Oumuamua exhibited a…