Characterizing the Interior Composition of Kepler's Small Planets

Details Characterizing the Interior Composition of Kepler's Small Planets Characterizing the Interior Composition of Kepler's Small Planets

May 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011aas...21821108s&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #218, #211.08; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 43, 2011

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Kepler has discovered numerous transiting planets and planet candidates with sizes less than 2 Earth radii. A key question is what constraints on the planet's interpretation are possible, given the degeneracy imposed by the solid and gas components. We use planet interior models to interpret Kepler planets with radii and masses (Kepler 10b and Kepler 11 planets). We also statistically asses the interior composition of Kepler's small planet candidates--based on radii alone--for implications for planet formation.

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