Quantifying Jupiter’s influence on the Earth’s impact flux: implications for planetary habitability
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Paper/Presentation Title | Quantifying Jupiter’s influence on the Earth’s impact flux: |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Horner, Jonathan (Author) and Jones, Barrie W. (Author) |
Editors | Short, Wayne and Cairns, Iver |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 11th Australian Space Science Conference (ASSC 2011) |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISBN | 9780977574056 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.nssa.com.au/11assc/downloads/11ASSC-Proceedings-web.pdf |
Conference/Event | 11th Australian Space Science Conference (ASSC 2011) |
Event Details | 11th Australian Space Science Conference (ASSC 2011) Parent Australian Space Science Conference (ASSC) Delivery In person Event Date 26 to end of 29 Sep 2011 Event Location Canberra, Australia Sydney, Australia |
Abstract | It has long been thought that the presence of a giant planet is a pre-requisite for the development of life on potentially habitable planets. Without Jupiter, it was argued, the Earth would have been subject to a punishing impact regime, which would have significantly |
Keywords | astrobiology, rare Earth, impacts, comets, asteroids, planetary formation,Habitability, Exoplanets |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems |
Public Notes | Copyright © 2012 National Space Society of Australia Ltd. No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit of Accepted version. |
Byline Affiliations | University of New South Wales |
Open University, United Kingdom | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q453z/quantifying-jupiter-s-influence-on-the-earth-s-impact-flux-implications-for-planetary-habitability
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