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1. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   FORMATION OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS FROM A NARROW ANNULUS

   Hansen · The Astrophysical Journal · 2009

   Simulations starting with all the rocky material in a narrow ring between 0.7 and 1.0 AU can produce systems resembling the Solar System's terrestrial planets.

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   1. Unchecked“The final systems also possess eccentricities and inclinations that match the observations, without recourse to dynamical friction from remnant small body populations.”
   2. UncheckedIn this model, Earth-like planets assemble quickly, on a timescale the paper says matches estimates from hafnium–tungsten isotope chemistry.“Finally, the characteristic assembly timescale for Earth analogues is rapid in this model, and consistent with cosmochemical models based on the $^{182}$Hf--$^{182}$W isotopes.”
   3. UncheckedIn simulations starting with mass in a narrow ring, Mercury and Mars analogues often form from debris scattered out of the ring by Earth and Venus analogues.“With this configuration, analogues of Mercury and Mars often form from the collisional evolution of material diffusing out of the annulus under the scattering of the forming Earth and Venus analogues.”