• DOI:10.1007/s11214-020-00716-4
• Corpus ID: 225473867

Possible Atmospheric Diversity of Low Mass Exoplanets – Some Central Aspects

@article{Grenfell2020PossibleAD,
  title={Possible Atmospheric Diversity of Low Mass Exoplanets – Some Central Aspects},
  author={John Lee Grenfell and J{\'e}r{\'e}my Leconte and Françcois Forget and Mareike Godolt and 'Oscar Carri'on-Gonz'alez and Lena Noack and Feng Tian and Heike Rauer and Fabrice Gaillard and 'Emeline Bolmont and Benjamin Charnay and Martin Turbet},
  journal={Space Science Reviews},
  year={2020},
  volume={216},
  pages={1-38}
}

• J. Grenfell, J. Leconte, +9 authors M. Turbet
• Published 1 August 2020
• Geology, Physics
• Space Science Reviews

Exoplanetary science continues to excite and surprise with its rich diversity. We discuss here some key aspects potentially influencing the range of exoplanetary terrestrial-type atmospheres which could exist in nature. We are motivated by newly emerging observations, refined approaches to address data degeneracies, improved theories for key processes affecting atmospheric evolution and a new generation of atmospheric models which couple physical processes from the deep interior through to the exosphere and consider the planetary-star system as a whole. Using the Solar System as our guide we first summarize the main processes which sculpt atmospheric evolution then discuss their potential interactions in the context of exoplanetary environments. We summarize key uncertainties and consider a diverse range of atmospheric compositions discussing their potential occurrence in an exoplanetary context.