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Origin of water on earth and rocky exoplanets

Sean N. Raymond , Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Bordeaux

I review our current understanding of the origin of Earth's water. Carbonaceous chondrite meteorites -- representative of the outer asteroid belt -- appear to offer the closest isotopic match to Earth's water. Dynamical models have discovered multiple pathways for water delivery to Earth, each of which is linked with a specific model for terrestrial planet formation. The currently favored models propose that Earth grew mainly from local (dry) material, but was "polluted" by a population of planetesimals scattered by Jupiter and Saturn during their growth or orbital migration. By understanding the different mechanisms of water delivery, I extrapolate to rocky exoplanets. While uncertainty remains (e.g., regarding water loss mechanisms), the mechanisms of water delivery remain on relatively firm footing and should be testable in the coming years.

HIFOL Heidelberg Initiative for the Origins of Life
17 Jun 2020, 16:15
virtual talk, https://zoom.us/j/4375682332
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