Signs that Jupiter was mixed by a giant impact
Abstract
Simulations suggest that Jupiter's dilute core might be the result of a collision between the planet and a Uranus-mass planetary embryo. This finding indicates that giant impacts could be common during planet formation.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- August 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1038/d41586-019-02401-1
- Bibcode:
- 2019Natur.572..315G