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1. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   The Delivery of Water During Terrestrial Planet Formation

   O'Brien, Izidoro, Jacobson, Raymond and Rubie · Space Science Reviews · 2018

   A review of proposed origins for water on the terrestrial planets, weighing local, cometary and outer-disk sources and comparing the classical and Grand Tack scenarios of planet formation.

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   1. UncheckedThe review names material from beyond the snow line, like carbonaceous chondrites and scattered inwards during planet growth, as the most promising water source.“The most promising route for water delivery is the accretion of material from beyond the snow line, similar to carbonaceous chondrites, that is scattered into the terrestrial planet region as the planets are growing.”
   2. UncheckedThe Grand Tack fits most constraints better, including Mars's small mass, but planets may form too fast in the nominal case the review discusses.“While the Grand Tack scenario provides a better fit to most constraints, namely the small mass of Mars, planets may form too fast in the nominal case discussed here.”