DI014
Theoretical and experimental constraints on the mineralogy, structure, and dynamics of exoplanetary interiors: An exploration of planetary materials under extreme conditions

Session ID#: 162784

Session Description:
In the last three decades, more than 5,000 planets have been discovered orbiting stars outside of the solar system. Although limited observational constraints of these extrasolar planets are available, mass-radius measurements and host-star elemental abundances suggest a wide diversity of interior compositions. A wide range of pressure-temperature conditions may also exist in the interior of these bodies. Planetary interior models are reliant on knowledge of the crystal structure, equations of state, and transport properties of abundant cosmochemical materials, yet these are rarely known at the extreme temperature and pressure conditions expected in the interiors of large extrasolar planets. In this session, we invite experimental, theoretical, and computational contributions that aim to constrain the physical and chemical properties of materials under extreme pressure-temperature conditions and provide insight to the evolution, interior structure, and dynamic behavior of extrasolar planets.
Co-Organized:
  • MR - Mineral and Rock Physics
Index Terms:

3919 Equations of state [MINERAL PHYSICS]
3924 High-pressure behavior [MINERAL PHYSICS]
5455 Origin and evolution [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
6296 Extra-solar planets [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]

Primary Convener:  Ian Karl Ocampo, Princeton University, Geosciences, Princeton, NJ, United States
Conveners:  Bethany Chidester, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States, Mohamad Essam, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia and Felipe Gonzalez Cataldo, University of California Berkeley, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Berkeley, CA, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Ian Karl Ocampo, Princeton University, Geosciences, Princeton, NJ, United States
 
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