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Assessing the contribution of centaur impacts to ice giant luminosities
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2015.09.025
Bibcode: 2016Icar..264..257D
Dodson-Robinson, Sarah E.
Voyager 2 observations revealed that Neptune's internal luminosity is an order of magnitude higher than that of Uranus. If the two planets have similar interior structures and cooling histories, Neptune's luminosity can only be explained by invoking some energy source beyond gravitational contraction. This paper investigates whether centaur impact…
2016
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Icarus
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