Generating metal-polluting debris in white dwarf planetary systems from small-impact crater ejecta
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa621
Abstract: Metal pollution in white dwarf photospheres originates from the accretion of some combination of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, boulders, pebbles and dust. When large bodies reside in dynamically stagnant locations – unable themselves to pollute… read more here.
Keywords: planetary systems; generating metal; metal; white dwarf ... See more keywords