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1. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Study of the Migration of Earth-Like Planets in Planetesimal Disks and the Formation of Debris Disks

   Олейник and Emel’yanenko · Astronomy Reports · 2025

   The paper studies how Earth-mass planets interact with a planetesimal disk, and suggests the resulting migration could stir planetesimals enough to produce the dust seen in outer debris disks.

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   1. UncheckedAn Earth-mass planet starting near the inner edge of a planetesimal disk migrates into the disk, according to the paper's simulations.“It is shown that an Earth-mass planet, initially located near the inner boundary of the planetesimal disk, migrates into the disk.”
   2. UncheckedAt a certain stage, an Earth-mass planet that has moved into a planetesimal disk reverses its migration and returns to the disk's inner boundary.“However, at a certain stage, the direction of the planet's migration changes, and the planet returns to the inner boundary of the disk.”
   3. UncheckedAfter an Earth-mass planet crosses an outer planetesimal disk, typical collision speeds in most of it may be high enough to shatter 40 km basaltic bodies.“Our estimates show that, after the passage of an Earth-mass planet through the outer planetesimal disk, the mean relative velocities in the main part of the disk increase to values sufficient to disrupt monolithic basaltic planetesimals with sizes of 40 km.”