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Chemistry of the Formation of the Terrestrial Planets

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Chemistry and Physics of Terrestrial Planets

Part of the book series: Advances in Physical Geochemistry ((PHYSICAL GEOCHE,volume 6))

Abstract

Many planetary scientists have successfully argued that planets and meteorites are genetically related and have formed, directly or indirectly, from the solar nebula. The physical and chemical evolution of the solar nebula is, therefore, of great importance and many astrophysicists and astrochemists have devoted considerable effort to elucidating the process. A chemical study of the solar nebula requires information on the nebular distribution of pressure and temperature with time. Such information can be deduced partly from present-day astronomical observations, assuming the principle of uniformitarianism, and partly from theoretical models. The uncertainties in these models are large, resulting in a variety of possible physical conditions as is evident in many works of Hoyle (e.g., Hoyle, 1960; Hoyle and Wickramasinghe, 1968) and Cameron (e.g., Cameron, 1971,1978; and Cameron and Pine, 1973). Depending on the physical state of the gas, totally different models of the nebula, such as the band model of the plasmatic nebula (Alfvén, 1978), may result. The flexibility of the physical models results from lack of discriminatory criteria that can finitely rule out some models and permit a preference of one or more over others. In view of the difficulties associated with the construction of a model of a physically evolving solar nebula, can one proceed to understand the chemistry of formation of the meteorites and terrestrial planets in a general way without invoking any one particular physical model? To answer this question, we must briefly look into the various classes of physical models as reviewed by Reeves (1978).

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    Surendra K. Saxena

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Saxena, S.K., Eriksson, G. (1986). Chemistry of the Formation of the Terrestrial Planets. In: Saxena, S.K. (eds) Chemistry and Physics of Terrestrial Planets. Advances in Physical Geochemistry, vol 6. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4928-3_2

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