Multidisciplinary perspectives on accretion and early evolution of terrestrial worlds

Session ID#: 123642

Session Description:
Accretionary processes are fundamental to our understanding of the thermal and compositional evolution of the Earth and other terrestrial planets in the solar system and beyond. Advances in high-precision isotope/element analyses and theoretical modelling across atomic, planetary and system-wide scales are key to unravelling the early history of rocky, potentially habitable worlds. In particular, processes related to planetary accretion and evolution, such as condensation, impacts, volatilization, atmosphere formation, and core-mantle differentiation have been increasingly constrained by planetary sample analysis, laboratory experiments, theoretical simulations, and astronomical observations of other planet-forming disks. In this session, we invite contributions from any fields that address the various physical and chemical aspects of planetary accretion and differentiation, including geochemistry, cosmochemistry, astronomy, mineral physics, experimental petrology, and planetary sciences.
Index Terms:

0343 Planetary atmospheres [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
1060 Planetary geochemistry [GEOCHEMISTRY]
5430 Interiors [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
5455 Origin and evolution [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]


Primary Convener:  Dongyang Huang, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Conveners:  Rebecca A. Fischer, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States, Tim Lichtenberg, University of Oxford, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Oxford, United Kingdom and Laura Schaefer, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Dongyang Huang, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland