PREDICTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION OF GJ 1132b

GJ 1132b is a nearby Earth-sized exoplanet transiting an M dwarf, and is among the most highly characterizable small exoplanets currently known. In this paper, we study the interaction of a magma ocean with a water-rich atmosphere on GJ 1132b and determine that it must have begun with more than 5 wt...

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Main Authors: Schaefer, Laura (Author), Wordsworth, Robin D. (Author), Sasselov, Dimitar (Author), Berta-Thompson, Zachory K (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing, 2017-05-02T13:59:33Z.
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