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Studies of extra-solar oort clouds and the kuiper disk (Document No: 19940022286)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Stern, S. Alan |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | The March 1994 Semi-Annual report for Studies of Extra-Solar Oort Clouds and the Kuiper Disk is presented. We are conducting research designed to enhance our understanding of the evolution and detectability of comet clouds and disks. This area holds promise for also improving our understanding of outer solar system formation, the bombardment history of the planets, the transport of volatiles and organics from the outer solar system to the inner planets, and to the ultimate fate of comet clouds around the Sun and other stars. According to 'standard' theory, both the Kuiper Disk and Oort Cloud are (at least in part) natural products of the planetary accumulation stage of solar system formation. One expects such assemblages to be a common attribute of other solar systems. Therefore, searches for comet disks and clouds orbiting other stars offer a new method for inferring the presence of planetary systems. Our three-year effort consists of two major efforts: observational work to predict and search for the signatures of Oort Clouds and comet disks around other stars; and modeling studies of the formation and evolution of the Kuiper Disk (KD) and similar assemblages that may reside around other stars, including beta Pic. |
| File Size | 2527990 |
| Page Count | 63 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940022286 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2p60h127 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-03-22 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronomy Comets Planetary Evolution Gas Giant Planets Oort Cloud Solar System Signatures Accretion Disks Planetary Systems Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |