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6 claims from 2 papers

1. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   Terrestrial planet formation constrained by Mars and the structure of the asteroid belt

   Izidoro, Raymond, Morbidelli and Winter · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2015

   Simulations of terrestrial planet and asteroid belt formation in disks with different density gradients suggest no single disk profile can explain both the planets and the asteroid belt.

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   1. UncheckedIn simulations, disks with shallow density gradients excite the asteroid belt by self-stirring but form Mars analogs much heavier than the real Mars.“Disks with shallow density gradients reproduce the dynamical excitation of the asteroid belt by gravitational self-stirring but form Mars analogs significantly more massive than the real planet.”
   2. UncheckedIn simulations, a steep disk density profile (r^-5.5) gives Earth and Mars their mass ratio but leaves the asteroid belt much less excited than the real one.“In contrast, a disk with a surface density gradient proportional to $r^{-5.5}$ reproduces the Earth/Mars mass ratio but leaves the asteroid belt in a dynamical state that is far colder than the real belt.”
   3. Unchecked“We conclude that no disk profile can simultaneously explain the structure of the terrestrial planets and asteroid belt.”

2. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   NEW EXTREME TRANS-NEPTUNIAN OBJECTS: TOWARD A SUPER-EARTH IN THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM

   Sheppard and Trujillo · The Astronomical Journal · 2016

   A survey for extreme solar system objects found new distant bodies whose orbits cluster in ways the authors say are further evidence of an unknown massive planet in the outer solar system.

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   1. UncheckedTwo newly found distant objects, 2014 SR349 and 2013 FT28, orbit far beyond Neptune, with orbits over 150 AU wide and closest approaches beyond 40 AU.“Two new objects, 2014 SR349 and 2013 FT28, are extreme detached trans-Neptunian objects, with a>150 AU and perihelia well beyond Neptune (q>40 AU).”
   2. UncheckedThe authors report finding 2014 FE72, the first known outer Oort cloud object whose closest approach to the Sun lies beyond Neptune's orbit.“We also discovered the first outer Oort cloud object with a perihelion beyond Neptune, 2014 FE72.”
   3. UncheckedWith 2013 FT28 added, the paper finds the longitude of perihelion correlates significantly with argument of perihelion and orbit pole angle in extreme objects.“Finally, with the discovery of 2013 FT28, we find that the longitude of perihelion is significantly correlated with the argument of perihelion and orbit pole angle for all extreme objects.”