Ballmer, MD;
Noack, L;
(2021)
The Diversity of Exoplanets: From Interior Dynamics to Surface Expressions.
Elements
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pp. 245-250.
10.2138/gselements.17.4.245.
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Abstract
The coupled interior–atmosphere system of terrestrial exoplanets remains poorly understood. Exoplanets show a wide variety of sizes, densities, surface temperatures, and interior structures, with important knock-on effects for this coupled system. Many exoplanets are predicted to have a “stagnant lid” at the surface, with a rigid stationary crust, sluggish mantle convection, and only minor volcanism. However, if exoplanets have Earth-like plate tectonics, which involves several discrete, slowly moving plates and vigorous tectono-magmatic activity, then this may be critical for planetary habitability and have implications for the development (and evolution) of life in the galaxy. Here, we summarize our current knowledge of coupled planetary dynamics in the context of exoplanet diversity.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Diversity of Exoplanets: From Interior Dynamics to Surface Expressions |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.2138/gselements.17.4.245 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.2138/gselements.17.4.245 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Earth Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10140120 |
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