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astro-ph.EP2018★ 6 cited
A New Desalination Pump Help Define the pH of Ocean Worlds
Amit Levi, Dimitar Sasselov
We study ocean exoplanets, for which the global surface ocean is separated from the rocky interior by a high-pressure ice mantle. We describe a mechanism that can pump salts out of…
astro-ph.EP2018★ 36 cited
The Ice Cap Zone: A Unique Habitable Zone for Ocean Worlds
Ramses M. Ramirez, Amit Levi
Traditional definitions of the habitable zone assume that habitable planets contain a carbonate-silicate cycle that regulates CO2 between the atmosphere, surface, and the interior.…
astro-ph.EP2018★ 1 cited
The continued importance of habitability studies
Ramses M. Ramirez, Dorian S. Abbot, Vladimir Airapetian +7
This is a white paper in response to the National Academy of Sciences "Exoplanet Science Strategy" call. We summarize recent advances in theoretical habitability studies and argue…