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1. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Mercury’s formation within the early instability scenario

   Clement, Chambers, Kaib, Raymond and Jackson · Icarus · 2023

   The authors model all four terrestrial planets and the giant planets' early orbital evolution together, testing how Mercury's core, mass and orbit emerge in different setups.

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   1. UncheckedSimulations favour Mercury forming through violent, erosive collisions among several Mercury-mass embryos in the inner part of the terrestrial disk.“By evaluating our Mercury analogs' core mass fractions, masses, and orbital offsets from Venus, we favor a scenario where Mercury forms through a series of violent erosive collisions between a number of ~Mercury-mass embryos in the inner part of the terrestrial disk.”
   2. UncheckedIn simulations starting Jupiter and Saturn in a 2:1 resonance, the Mercury-forming region is often emptied and Earth and Venus are overly excited.“In 2:1 cases, the entire Mercury-forming region is often depleted due to strong sweeping secular resonances that also tend to overly excite the orbits of Earth and Venus as they grow.”