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1,248 claims from 785 papers are on the record. 45 have been checked so far; the other 1,203 have no check with a result yet.

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4 claims from 3 papers

1. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Orbital Evolution of Planets Embedded in a Planetesimal Disk

   Hahn and Malhotra · The Astronomical Journal · 1999

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   1. Unchecked“We find that Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune evolve radially outwards as they scatter the planetesimals, while Jupiter's orbit shrinks as it ejects mass.”
   2. Unchecked“Higher-mass disks result in more rapid and extensive planet migration.”

2. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   The formation of Uranus and Neptune in the Jupiter–Saturn region of the Solar System

   Thommes, Duncan and Levison · Nature · 1999

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   1. Unchecked“Here we report the results of model calculations that demonstrate that such cores will have been gravitationally scattered outwards as Jupiter, and perhaps Saturn, accreted nebular gas.”

3. Physics and Astronomy › Planetary Science and Exploration

   A massive primordial atmosphere on early Mars

   Joiret, Morbidelli, de Sousa, Avice and Sossi · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2025

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   1. Unchecked“Our calculations show that, even under the most conservative scenario, the minimal mass of the primordial martian atmospheres would yield a surface pressure of no less than 2.9 bar.”