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Cornell Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences Colloquium

Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Virtual Event

"Planet Formation Post-Kepler"

Abstract: The message of the Kepler space mission is this: super-Earths abound in the Universe. These are planets ~1--4 Earth radii and ~1--20 Earth masses, composed of solids and gas in proportions of 100:1 by mass. We describe how super-Earths/sub-Neptunes form: the assembly of their rocky cores, the accretion of their atmospheres, and the distribution of their orbits inside and outside of mean-motion resonances.

 

 

Dial-In Information

The colloquia are held every Thursday afternoon 4-5 pm. The public is welcome. To view via Zoom, please contact Monica Carpenter (mla20@cornell.edu) or Jason Jennings (jej34@cornell.edu) for the link.

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Event Type

Lecture

Departments

Astronomy

Website

https://astro.cornell.edu/lectures-co...

Contact E-Mail

mla20@cornell.edu

Contact Name

Monica Carpenter

Contact Phone

6072553727

Speaker

Eugene Chiang

Speaker Affiliation

UC Berkeley

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