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Plate Tectonics on Earth-like Planets
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Noack, Lena Breuer, Doris |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | Due to new technologies the number of terrestrial exoplanets detected in the past few years increased rapidly. Some of these planets have masses up to 10 Earth masses, and may be Earth-like, i.e. they consist of an iron core and a silicate mantle. The habitability of these planets is a widely discussed topic. On Earth, plate tectonics recycles carbon, stabilizes the atmosphere, cools the interior and helps to maintain a magnetic field. It therefore may be an indicator for the habitability of a planet. We investigate the likeliness of plate tectonics on Earth-like planets to find possible constraints on the habitability depending on the mass of such a planet. |
| Starting Page | 890 |
| Ending Page | 890 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 2011 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://yly-mac.gps.caltech.edu/A_DPS/dps%202011%20/a_dps%202011%20program%20+%20abstracts/pdf/EPSC-DPS2011-890.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
