Ocean Circulation on Tide-locked Lava Worlds. I. An Idealized 2D Numerical Model

A magma ocean is expected to exist on the dayside of tide-locked planets if surface temperature exceeds the melting temperature of typical crust. As highly prioritized targets for the James Webb Space Telescope, more information about the surface and atmosphere of lava planets will soon be available...

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Main Authors: Yanhong Lai, Jun Yang, Wanying Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad7111
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