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1. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   The great dichotomy of the Solar System: Small terrestrial embryos and massive giant planet cores

   Morbidelli, Lambrechts, Jacobson and Bitsch · Icarus · 2015

   The paper argues that pebble accretion, not classic planetesimal growth, can explain why the inner Solar System has Mars-mass embryos and the outer has multi-Earth-mass giant planet cores.

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   1. UncheckedThe paper says a clear split in protoplanet masses inner versus outer disc appears robust to parameter changes, if the disc is turbulent enough.“The results may change quantitatively with changes to the assumed parameters, but the establishment of a clear dichotomy in the mass distribution of protoplanets appears robust, provided that there is enough turbulence in the disk to prevent the sedimentation of the silicate grains into a very thin…”