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Distribution of Europium in The Milky Way Disk; Its Connection to Planetary Habitability and The Source of The R-Process
Evan M. Carrasco, Matthew Shetrone, Francis Nimmo +3
The energy provided in the radioactive decay of thorium (Th) and uranium (U) isotopes, embedded in planetary mantles, sustains geodynamics important for surface habitability such a…
Reassessing Sub-Neptune Structure, Radii, and Thermal Evolution
Yao Tang, Jonathan J. Fortney, Francis Nimmo +3
We present a novel python-based 1D sub-Neptune evolution model that emphasizes the thermal evolution and potential solidification of the rock/iron core and the structure of the rad…
Isotopic evidence of long-lived volcanism on Io
Katherine de Kleer, Ery C. Hughes, Francis Nimmo +4
Jupiter's moon Io hosts extensive volcanism driven by tidal heating. The isotopic composition of Io's inventory of volatile elements, including sulfur and chlorine, reflects its ou…
Tidal dissipation of binaries in asteroid pairs
Laurent Pou, Francis Nimmo
Tidal dissipation in a celestial body can be used to probe its internal structure. Tides govern the orbital evolution of binary systems and therefore constraints on the interior of…
Long-Term Evolution of the Saturnian System
Matija Ćuk, Maryame El Moutamid, Giacomo Lari +5
Here we present the current state of knowledge on the long-term evolution of Saturn's moon system due to tides within Saturn. First we provide some background on tidal evolution, o…
Resonant stratification in Titan's global ocean
Benjamin Idini, Francis Nimmo
Titan's ice shell floats on top of a global ocean revealed by the large tidal Love number registered by Cassini. The Cassini observation exceeds the predicted…