6 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…
Conditions for accretion favoring an unmelted Callisto and a differentiated Ganymede
Yannis Bennacer, Olivier Mousis, Marc Monnereau +2
Analysis of Callisto's moments of inertia, derived from Galileo's gravity data, suggests that its structure is not fully differentiated. This possibly undifferentiated state contra…
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…
Understanding the formation of Saturn's regular moons in the context of giant planet moons formation scenarios
Michel Blanc, Aurélien Crida, Yuhito Shibaike +7
This article explores the different formation scenarios of the Kronian moons system in the context of a highly dissipative Saturn, with the objective of identifying the most likely…
Journey of complex organic molecules: Formation and transport in protoplanetary disks
T. Benest Couzinou, O. Mousis, G. Danger +3
Complex organic molecules serve as indicators of molecular diversity. Their detection on comets, planets, and moons has prompted inquiries into their origins, particularly the cond…
Impact of Jupiter's heating and self-shadowing on the Jovian circumplanetary disk structure
Antoine Schneeberger, Olivier Mousis
Deciphering the structure of the circumplanetary disk that surrounded Jupiter at the end of its formation is key to understanding how the Galilean moons formed. Three-dimensional h…