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The Star-Planet Connection I: Using Stellar Composition to Observationally Constrain Planetary Mineralogy for the Ten Closest Stars
Natalie Hinkel, Cayman Unterborn
The compositions of stars and planets are connected, yet, the definition of "habitability" and the "habitable zone" only take into account the physical relationship between the sta…
The language of exoplanet ranking metrics needs to change
Elizabeth Tasker, Joshua Tan, Kevin Heng +14
We have found many Earth-sized worlds but we have no way of determining if their surfaces are Earth-like. This makes it impossible to quantitatively compare habitability, and prete…
Stellar Chemical Clues As To The Rarity of Exoplanetary Tectonics
Cayman T. Unterborn, Scott D. Hull, Lars P. Stixrude +3
Earth's tectonic processes regulate the formation of continental crust, control its unique deep water and carbon cycles, and are vital to its surface habitability. A major driver o…
Inward Migration of the TRAPPIST-1 Planets as Inferred From Their Water-Rich Compositions
Cayman T. Unterborn, Steven J. Desch, Natalie R. Hinkel +1
Multiple planet systems provide an ideal laboratory for probing exoplanet composition, formation history and potential habitability. For the TRAPPIST-1 planets, the planetary radii…