AccretR
Abstract
AccretR: A planetary accretion and composition code in R AccretR is a planetary body accretion Monte Carlo code that calculates mass, radius and bulk composition along a specified growth track, for orderly/hierarchical, runaway, and random particle accretion models. Elements in the model include concentrations of: H, C, N, O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, S, Cl, K, Ca, and Fe. Maximal water is also computed, assuming all H goes into forming water. Accretional heat is also calculated. Currently, the code is optimized to build Jupiter's moon Europa, and Saturn's moons Titan and Enceladus, from CI, CM, CR, CK, CO and CV carbonaceous chondrite meteorites, cometary material (using comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko), and pure water ice. Literature sources for each of these compositions are found in the code. Please check the GitHub repository (https://github.com/mmelwani/AccretR) for the most recent version of the program. The file on Zenodo may not be the most up to date.
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- 2020zndo...3827540M
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- Geochemistry, Planetary Science, Accretion, Ocean Worlds