2 papers
astro-ph.EP2024
Interior and Gravity Field Models for Uranus Suggest Mixed-composition Interior: Implications for the Uranus Orbiter and Probe
Zifan Lin, Sara Seager, Benjamin P. Weiss
The interior composition and structure of Uranus are ambiguous. It is unclear whether Uranus is composed of fully differentiated layers dominated by an icy mantle or has smooth com…
astro-ph.EP2024
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…