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Volatiles Inventory to the Inner Planets Due to Small Bodies MigrationThe concurrent processes of endogeneous and exogeneous origin are assumed to be responsible for the volatile reserves in the terrestrial planets. Volatiles inventory through collisions is rooted in orbital dynamics of small bodies including near-Earth objects (NEOs), short and long-period comets, and trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), the latter probably supplying a large amount of Jupiter crossing objects (JCOs). Our model testifies that even a relatively small portion (approx. 0.001) of JCOs which transit to orbits with aphelia inside Jupiter's orbit (Q<4.7 AU) and reside such orbits during more than 1 Myr may contribute significantly in collisions with the terrestrial planets. The total mass of volatiles delivered to the Earth from the feeding zone of the giant planets could be greater than the mass of the Earth's oceans.
Document ID
20030110779
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Marov, M. Y.
(Academy of Sciences (USSR) Moscow, USSR)
Ipatov, S. I.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: RFBR-01-02-17540
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-10776
CONTRACT_GRANT: NRC-01-58730
CONTRACT_GRANT: RFBR-02-16165
CONTRACT_GRANT: INTAS-00-240
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