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Mercury's Crustal Magnetization Indicates a Stronger Ancient Dynamo
Isaac S. Narrett, Benjamin P. Weiss, Sarah C. Steele +1
Mercury is the only terrestrial planet in the solar system other than Earth with an active dynamo magnetic field (~200 nT at the equatorial surface). Furthermore, Mercury's ~3.9-3.…
A Radially Resolved Magnetic Field Threading the Disk of TW Hya
Richard Teague, Boy Lankhaar, Sean M. Andrews +5
We present a new approach to detecting and characterizing a magnetic field in protoplanetary disks through the differential broadening of unpolarized molecular emission from CN. To…
Can metal-rich worlds form by giant impacts?
Saverio Cambioni, Benjamin P. Weiss, Erik Asphaug +5
Planets and stars are expected to be compositionally linked because they accrete from the same material reservoir. However, astronomical observations revealed the existence of exop…
Revealing the interior structure of icy moons with a Bayesian approach to magnetic induction measurements
John B. Biersteker, Benjamin P. Weiss, Corey J. Cochrane +6
Some icy moons and small bodies in the solar system are believed to host subsurface liquid water oceans. The interaction of these saline, electrically conductive oceans with time-v…
Losing Oceans: The Effects of Composition on the Thermal Component of Impact-driven Atmospheric Loss
John B. Biersteker, Hilke E. Schlichting
The formation of the solar system's terrestrial planets concluded with a period of giant impacts. Previous works examining the volatile loss caused by the impact shock in the moon-…
Atmospheric mass loss due to giant impacts: the importance of the thermal component for hydrogen-helium envelopes
John B. Biersteker, Hilke E. Schlichting
Systems of close-in super-Earths display striking diversity in planetary bulk density and composition. Giant impacts are expected to play a role in the formation of many of these w…
Determining Exoplanetary Oblateness Using Transit Depth Variations
John B. Biersteker, Hilke Schlichting
The measurement of an exoplanet's oblateness and obliquity provides insights into the planet's internal structure and formation history. Previous work using small differences in th…