Lazarus
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Number of posts : 3337
Registration date : 2008-06-12
 | | Subject: Smashing up super-Earths 3rd July 2009, 5:55 pm | |
| Collisional Stripping and Disruption of Super-EarthsSimulations of what happens in the late stages of terrestrial planet formation, to see what happens to the bulk composition of the planet when you hit it with another planet. Apparently making super-Mercuries is quite difficult. | |
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Lazarus
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Number of posts : 3337
Registration date : 2008-06-12
| | Subject: Re: Smashing up super-Earths 3rd March 2010, 3:02 pm | |
| More on the subjectConsidering what is the realistic maximum for mantle depletion on super-Earths of various masses. | |
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