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The interiors of giant planets: Models and outstanding questions.

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Guillot, Tristan·2005·Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
DOI 10.1146/annurev.earth.32.101802.120325
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▪ Abstract We know that giant planets played a crucial role in the making of our Solar System. The discovery of giant planets orbiting other stars is a formidable opportunity to learn more about these objects, what their composition is, how various processes influence their structure and evolution, and most importantly how they form. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune can be studied in detail, mostly from close spacecraft flybys. We can infer that they are all enriched in heavy elements compared to the Sun, with the relative global enrichments increasing with distance to the Sun. We can also infer that they possess dense cores of varied masses. The intercomparison of presently characterized extrasolar giant planets shows that they are also mainly made of hydrogen and helium, but that they either have significantly different amounts of heavy elements, have had different orbital evolutions, or both. Hence, many questions remain and need to be answered to make significant progress on the origins of planets. Pourquoi l'azur muet et l'espace insondable? Pourquoi les astres d'or fourmillant comme un sable? Arthur Rimbaud—Soleil et chair

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  • Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune have sufficiently strong intrinsic heat fluxes to lead to convection in their tropospheres.

    “Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune have sufficiently strong intrinsic heat fluxes to lead to convection in their tropospheres (Guillot et al. 2004;Guillot 2005), as in our simulations.”

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Authors
Guillot, T.
Affiliations
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author
Guillot, Tristan
ORCID
Guillot, Tristan
Venue
Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Published
2005-05-31
Volume
33
Issue
1
Pages
493-530
ISSN
  • 0084-6597 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-4495
DOI
10.1146/annurev.earth.32.101802.120325
OpenAlex
W2136711647
Cited by
524
References
123
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
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  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › High-pressure geophysics and materials
Keywords
giant planet interiors, extrasolar giant planets, planet formation, heavy element enrichment, dense cores, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, orbital evolution, solar system formation

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