Formation and Survival of Water Vapor in the Terrestrial Planet-Forming Region

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Dec 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009sci...326.1675b&link_type=abstract

Science, Volume 326, Issue 5960, pp. 1675- (2009).

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Recent astronomical observations have revealed what may prove to be the ubiquity of water vapor during the early stages of planet formation. We present here a simple mechanism showing how water vapor forms in situ and is capable of shielding itself from molecule-destroying stellar radiation. The absorption of this radiation by water can control the thermodynamics of the terrestrial planet-forming zone. Similar to Earth's ozone layer, which shelters the chemistry of life, the water layer protects other water molecules and allows for a rich organic chemistry. The total abundance of water vapor in the natal habitable zone is equal to that of several thousand oceans.

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