Open AccessExploring Uranus
Author(s) -
Hofstadter Mark,
Lamy Laurent
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo140012
Subject(s) - uranus , astrobiology , planet , solar system , gas giant , astronomy , planetary migration , terrestrial planet , physics , geology , exoplanet
Abstract Ice giant planets such as Uranus have become a hot topic in the planetary and exoplanetary communities. This interest is driven by several factors, including the realization that these planets are fundamentally different from terrestrial and gas giant planets, the fact that they challenge current understanding of solar system formation and planetary evolution, and the new discovery that ice giants are abundant in our galaxy.