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Could we identify hot ocean-planets with CoRoT, Kepler and Doppler velocimetry?

Sotin, C.; Barge, P.; Bordé, P. +16 more

Planets less massive than about 10 M are expected to have no massive H-He atmosphere and a cometary composition (∼50% rocks, 50% water, by mass) provided they formed beyond the snowline of protoplanetary disks. Due to inward migration, such planets could be found at any distance between their formation site and the star. If migration stops within …