A Solution for the Density Dichotomy Problem of Kuiper Belt Objects with Multispecies Streaming Instability and Pebble Accretion

A Solution for the Density Dichotomy Problem of Kuiper Belt Objects with Multispecies Streaming Instability and Pebble Accretion

Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) show an unexpected trend, whereby large bodies have increasingly higher densities, up to five times greater than their smaller counterparts. Current explanations for this trend assume formation at constant composition, with the increasing density resulting from gravitation...

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Main Authors: Manuel H. Cañas, Wladimir Lyra, Daniel Carrera, Leonardo Krapp, Debanjan Sengupta, Jacob B. Simon, Orkan M. Umurhan, Chao-Chin Yang, Andrew N. Youdin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Dwarf planets
Kuiper Belt
Pluto
Hydrodynamics
Planet formation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad1d5b

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https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad1d5b

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