3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Probing thermal gradients of habitable-zone rocky planets as an anti-indicator of a global surface ocean using mid-infrared direct imaging
Yuka Fujii, Daniel Angerhausen, Taro Matsuo +1
Future direct-imaging missions such as the Large Interferometer for Exoplanets (LIFE) aim to observe thermal emission from potentially habitable planets to characterize their surfa…
astro-ph.EP2025
The Open-Source Photochem Code: A General Chemical and Climate Model for Interpreting (Exo)Planet Observations
Nicholas F. Wogan, Natasha E. Batalha, Kevin Zahnle +7
With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, we are firmly in the era of exoplanet atmosphere characterization. Understanding exoplanet spectra requires atmospheric chemical…
astro-ph.EP2025
Polarized Signatures of Variable Worlds: Modeling Heterogeneous Habitable Earth- and Early Mars-like (Exo)planets
Kenneth E. Goodis Gordon, Theodora Karalidi, Kimberly M. Bott +4
Determining the habitability of terrestrial exoplanets is a complex problem that represents the next major step for the astrophysical community. The majority of current models trea…