4 papers
The fragility of the Uranian moons during the giant planet instability
Matthew S. Clement, Nathan A. Kaib, Andre Izidoro +1
It is thought that, sometime after their formation, the solar system's giant planets experienced a dynamical instability that caused their orbits to excite, diverge, and ejected on…
Born Dry or Born Wet? A Palette of Water Growth Histories in TRAPPIST-1 Analogs and Compact Planetary Systems
Howard Chen, Matthew S. Clement, Le-Chris Wang +1
It is still unclear whether exoplanets in compact multiplanet systems such as TRAPPIST-1 are able to accrete large quantities of volatiles, grow to sufficient mass, and maintain ro…
Formation of Terrestrial Planets
Matthew S. Clement, Andre Izidoro, Sean N. Raymond +1
Our understanding of the process of terrestrial planet formation has grown markedly over the past 20 years, yet key questions remain. This review begins by first addressing the cri…
On the local formation of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets
Matthew S. Clement, Elisa V. Quintana, Kevin B. Stevenson
The discovery of seven ~Earth-mass planets, orbiting the 0.09 solar mass M-Dwarf TRAPPIST-1 captivated the public and sparked a proliferation of investigations into the system's or…