Class Announcements:
2021-03-04: Papers from class today were the metallicity
papers
("The
Planet-Metallicity Correlation",
"An
abundance of small exoplanets around stars with a wide range of
metallicities", "Compact
Multi-planet Systems are more Common around Metal-poor Hosts") and
the papers describing the effects of giants planets on impacts
("The
Influence of Outer Solar System Architecture on the Structure and
Evolution of the Oort
Cloud", "Jupiter:
Cosmic Jekyll and
Hyde", "Giant
Planets: Good Neighbors for Habitable Worlds?"). Also, take a look
at Jonti Horner's description of
the Jupiter:
Friend or Foe topic.
2021-02-25: Two papers mentioned in class today were the
review
paper "Venus:
The Atmosphere, Climate, Surface, Interior and Near-Space Environment
of an Earth-Like Planet", and the stagnant-lid
paper "Carbon
Cycling and Habitability of Earth-Sized Stagnant Lid Planets".
2021-02-18: Check out the following paper regarding the
detection of sub-surface
oceans: "Constraints
on the detection of cryovolcanic plumes on Europa", and also these
papers regarding energy budgets of
moons: "Exomoon
Habitability Constrained by Illumination and Tidal Heating"
and "Habitability
of Exomoons at the Hill or Tidal Locking Radius".
2021-02-16: Thousands of images of Mars acquired with the
HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) can be
found here. An
animation that demonstrates atmospheric loss processes on Mars using
data from the MAVEN mission is
available here.
2021-02-09: I encourage reading the following review
paper: "The
Habitability of Our Earth and Other Earths: Astrophysical,
Geochemical, Geophysical, and Biological Limits on Planet
Habitability". Also, I recommend the following papers regarding
the Moon formation, and references therein:
"Origin
of the Moon in a giant impact near the end of the Earth's
formation",
and "Brief
follow-up on recent studies of Theia's accretion". Regading the
Faint Young Sun Paradox, I suggest reading this
paper: "Is
the Faint Young Sun Problem for Earth Solved?". Finally, I
recommend this biosignatures review
paper: "Exoplanet
Biosignatures: A Review of Remotely Detectable Signs of Life".
2021-02-03: The two additional papers discussed in today's
class
are "Habitable
Zone Dependence on Stellar Parameter Uncertainties"
and "The
Catalog of Earth-Like Exoplanet Survey Targets (CELESTA): A Database
of Habitable Zones Around Nearby Stars".
2021-02-01: A useful resource for telluric line lists can be
found in the HITRAN Database.
2021-01-26: The full derivation of obliquity and eccentrcity
driven flux variations can be found in
"Obliquity
and Eccentricity Constraints for Terrestrial Exoplanets". A contrary opinion regarding the benefit of magnetic fields can be found here:
"Why
an intrinsic magnetic field does not protect a planet against
atmospheric escape".
2021-01-25: I highly recommend taking a look at this
tutorial on
"How to Characterize the
Atmosphere of a Transiting Exoplanet". Also, for next week's
classes, check out the
two relevant papers
regarding Habitable Zones.
2021-01-20: There are useful resources regarding planetary
interior models
at Li Zeng's
web site.
Here are some of the mass-radius relationship papers discussed in
class: "The
Mass-Radius Relation for 65 Exoplanets Smaller than 4 Earth
Radii"."Probabilistic
Forecasting of the Masses and Radii of Other Worlds".
2021-01-19: Stellar colors paper
paper: "Digital color codes of stars".
2021-01-14: Here are the slides
for the special lecture on stars..
2021-01-04: Interesting review paper
on "The Inner Solar System's
Habitability Through Time".
2021-01-04: Class announcements will appear here
periodically.
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