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Computer simulation suggests that magma oceans on hot, tidally locked exoplanets might be only about 100 meters deep

22. 8. 2024

Computer simulation suggests that magma oceans on hot, tidally locked exoplanets might be only about 100 meters deep

Star system: 55 Cancri A | Distance from the Sun: 41.1 light years

If this is the case, the lava circulation has a minimal impact on the planet's temperature distribution.

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Ocean Circulation on Tide-locked Lava Worlds, Part I: An Idealized 2D Numerical Model external link

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55 Cancri A

G8V, Yellow star

mass: 1.02 M☉

radius: 1 R☉

distance: 41.1 ly

stars in the system: 2

exoplanets: 5

K2-141

K7V, Orange star

mass: 0.71 M☉

radius: 0.7 R☉

distance: 202 ly

stars in the system: 1

exoplanets: 1

TOI 561

Orange star

mass: 0.81 M☉

radius: 0.7 R☉

distance: 276 ly

stars in the system: 1

exoplanets: 4

CoRoT-7 A

G9V, Yellow star

mass: 0.93 M☉

radius: 1 R☉

distance: 520 ly

stars in the system: 2

exoplanets: 3

Kepler 10

G2V, Yellow star

mass: 0.91 M☉

radius: 1 R☉

distance: 608 ly

stars in the system: 1

exoplanets: 3

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