4 papers
Formation and Survival of Complex Organic Molecules in the Jovian Circumplanetary Disk
Olivier Mousis, Clément Petetin, Tom Benest Couzinou +2
Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto are key targets in the search for habitability due to the potential presence of subsurface oceans. Detecting complex organic molecules (COMs), essent…
Primordial Origin of Methane on Eris and Makemake Supported by D/H Ratios
Olivier Mousis, Aaron Werlen, Tom Benest Couzinou +1
Deuterium, a heavy isotope of hydrogen, is a key tracer of the formation of the Solar System. Recent JWST observations have expanded the dataset of D/H ratios in methane on the KBO…
Insights on the Formation Conditions of Uranus and Neptune from their Deep Elemental Compositions
Olivier Mousis, Antoine Schneeberger, Thibault Cavalié +6
This study, placed in the context of the preparation for the Uranus Orbiter Probe mission, aims to predict the bulk volatile compositions of Uranus and Neptune. Using a protoplanet…
Recipes for forming a carbon-rich giant planet
Olivier Mousis, Thibault Cavalié, Jonathan I. Lunine +9
The exploration of carbon-to-oxygen ratios has yielded intriguing insights into the composition of close-in giant exoplanets, giving rise to a distinct classification: carbon-rich…