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- đ¤ Speaker: Eugene Chiang, Professor of Astronomy and Earth & Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley
- đ Date & Time: Thursday 23 May 2024, 16:00 - 17:00
- đ Venue: Hoyle Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy
Abstract
Planetary systems are shaped as much by destructive processes— N-body instabilities, catastrophic impacts, and atmospheric loss— as by accretionary ones. We examine the histories of violence written in: (a) the orbital architectures of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes; (b) the scattered light morphologies of debris disks; (c) chondritic meteorites and high-temperature minerals in comets; and (d) the chaotically variable light curves of disintegrating planets.
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Eugene Chiang, Professor of Astronomy and Earth & Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley
Thursday 23 May 2024, 16:00-17:00