[meteorite-list] Why Mars Is a Planetary Runt

From: Paul H. <oxytropidoceras_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 9:54:27 -0500
Message-ID: <20110612105427.J6KES.745562.imail_at_eastrmwml30>

Why Mars Is a Planetary Runt by Richard A Kerr
SceinceNow, May 25, 2011
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/05/how-to-make-a-runt-of-the-solar.html

Small mass of Mars could be due to planetary orbital
migration, PhysOrg, June 6, 2011
http://www.physorg.com/wire-news/68812270/small-mass-of-mars-could-be-due-to-planetary-orbital-migration.html
http://www.swri.org/9what/releases/2011/GrandTackScenario.htm

Why is Mars so tiny? Blame wandering Jupiter
New study seems to solve a difficult problem in
solar system's formation, MSNBC, June 7, 2011
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43311640/ns/technology_and_science-space/

The paper is:

Walsh, K. J., A. Morbidelli, S. N. Raymond, D. P.
O'Brien, and A. M. Mandell, 2011, A low mass for
Mars from Jupiter?s early gas-driven migration.
Nature. Published online 05 June 2011
doi:10.1038/nature10201
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature10201.html

PDF file at,
http://www.ice.csic.es/files/upload_files/File/nature10201_mars_jupiter_migration.pdf
http://www.ice.cat/es/view_new.php?NID=113

Yours,

Paul H.
Received on Sun 12 Jun 2011 10:54:27 AM PDT