Susceptibility of planetary atmospheres to mass loss and growth by planetesimal impacts: the impact shoreline
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz3052
Abstract: This paper considers how planetesimal impacts affect planetary atmospheres. Atmosphere evolution depends on the ratio of gain from volatiles to loss from atmosphere stripping fv; for constant bombardment, atmospheres with fv < 1 are destroyed… read more here.
Keywords: planetesimal impacts; atmospheres mass; planetary atmospheres; susceptibility planetary ... See more keywords