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6 claims from 2 papers

1. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Early Solar System instability triggered by dispersal of the gaseous disk

   Liu, Raymond and Jacobson · Nature · 2022

   Dynamical simulations suggest the giant planets' instability was likely triggered by the dispersal of the Sun's gaseous disk, a few to ten million years after the Solar System's birth.

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   1. UncheckedIn the paper's simulations, a planet's orbital shift as the gas disk dispersed squeezed the outer planets together and set off instability.“The associated orbital shift caused a dynamical compression of the exterior part of the system, ultimately triggering instability.”
   2. UncheckedIn the authors' simulations, the giant planets' final orbits match those of the Solar System across a viable range of astrophysical parameters.“The final orbits of our simulated systems match those of the Solar System for a viable range of astrophysical parameters.”
   3. UncheckedThe giant planets' orbital instability in the early Solar System likely happened as the gas disk dispersed, a few to ten million years after the Solar System formed.“The giant planet instability therefore took place as the gaseous disk dissipated, constrained by astronomical observations to be a few to ten million years after the birth of the Solar System.”

2. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   The formation of the Galilean moons and Titan in the Grand Tack scenario

   Heller, Marleau and Pudritz · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2015

   The paper models Jupiter's moon-forming disk during the Grand Tack and argues the Galilean moons formed before it, with Titan forming after Saturn's own tack.

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   1. UncheckedGanymede and Callisto probably could not have gathered their water ice during Jupiter's proposed Grand Tack, as its moon-forming disk was too warm and too small.“Ganymede and Callisto cannot have accreted their H$_2$O during Jupiter's supposed GT, because its CPD (if still active) was too warm to host ices and much smaller than Ganymede's contemporary orbit.”
   2. UncheckedThe paper states that Jupiter and the Galilean moons formed beyond about 4.5 AU from the Sun, before the proposed Grand Tack migration.“Jupiter and the Galilean moons formed beyond 4.5 (+/- 0.5) AU and prior to the proposed GT.”
   3. UncheckedGalilean moons' atmospheres would have been lost in the Grand Tack, but Titan would have formed after Saturn's tack, as Saturn kept accreting for ~1 million years.“While Galilean atmospheres would have been lost during the GT, Titan would have formed after Saturn's own tack, because Saturn still accreted substantially for ~$10^6$ yr after its closest solar approach, ending up at about 7 AU.”