What makes our solar system “tick”: A presentation of various forms of planetary activity in our solar system

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• Mohamed Ramy El-Maarry (Abu Dhabi)
• Tuesday 10 May 2022, 13:00-14:00
• Ryle seminar room + ONLINE - Details to be sent by email.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Dr Annelies Mortier.

Decades of space exploration have taught us a lot about planetary activity and its various drivers. Planets are gifted with an initial inventory of radioactive materials to power their interiors and drive surface evolution. However, what these planets, and indeed other solar system bodies, display over the their life-time is nothing short of extraordinary, and at times puzzling. In this talk, I plan to introduce the multiple pathways that solar system bodies can remain active over billions of years with a wide range of activities. To do that, I plan to take you with me on a virtual journey through our solar system aided with data we have acquired from numerous missions, which have truly expanded our horizons by deepening, and challenging, our understanding of how solar system bodies evolve with time.

This talk is part of the Exoplanet Seminars series.

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• Cambridge Astronomy Talks
• Combined External Astrophysics Talks DAMTP
• Cosmology, Astrophysics and General Relativity
• Exoplanet Seminars
• Institute of Astronomy Talk Lists
• LCLU Departmental Talks
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