• Corpus ID: 117508076

Predicted dynamos for terrestrial extra-solar planets and their influence in habitability

@article{GmezPrez2010PredictedDF,
  title={Predicted dynamos for terrestrial extra-solar planets and their influence in habitability},
  author={Natalia G{\'o}mez-P{\'e}rez and Mercedes L{\'o}pez-Morales and Thomas Ruedas},
  journal={arXiv: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics},
  year={2010}
}
In this paper, we find the internal stratification for terrestrial planets with given mass-radius pairs, and use the core size and density to estimate their maximum dipolar magnetic moment. We also comment on the temporal evolution, although more information (e.g., core composition, mantle rheology and history) is crucial in determining the state of the dynamo with planetary age. 
View PDF on arXiv

Figures from this paper

2 References

The Earth's Mantle: Composition and Temperature of the Earth's Mantle: Seismological Models Interpreted through Experimental Studies of Earth Materials

Icarus, in press,10.1016/j.icarus.2010.04.006

  • 2010