Three Possible Origins for the Gas Layer on Gj 1214b
We present an analysis of the bulk composition of the MEarth transiting super-Earth exoplanet GJ 1214b using planet interior structure models. We consider three possible origins for the gas layer on GJ 1214b: direct accretion of gas from the protoplanetary nebula, sublimation of ices, and outgassing...
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IOP Publishing
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74039 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0638-3455 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6892-6948 |