The early evolution of planets

Details The early evolution of planets The early evolution of planets

Nov 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981esasp.164...65a&link_type=abstract

In ESA The Solar System and its Exploration p 65-73 (SEE N82-26087 16-88)

Physics

Planetary Evolution, Planetary Mass, Protoplanets, Asteroid Belts, Cosmology, Degassing, Plasma-Electromagnetic Interaction, Saturn Rings, Voyager 1 Spacecraft

Scientific paper

The transition from the plasma phase to the planetesimal phase and the accretion of planetesimals to planets and satellites are discussed. The 2/3 fall down theory is analyzed in light of Voyager 1 Saturn results and asteroidal ring data. While model predictions of Saturn ring macrostructure are accurate to within a few percent, and slightly better for the asteroidal ring, a model which calculates density, degree of ionization and magnetic field limits is required. Accretion of planetesimals to larger bodies is dominated by mechanical forces, but for giant planets the neutral gas resulting from plasma deionization becomes important. These planets are possibly formed from thousands of lunar size bodies whose atmospheres consisted of gas condensing from the plasma.

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