Planet Size Distribution from the Kepler Mission and its Implications for Planet Formation

Andrew Vanderburg; David W. Latham; Dimitar D. Sasselov; Eugenia Hyung; Juan Perez-Mercader; Li Zeng; Mercedes Lopez-Morales; Michail I. Petaev; Rapha\"elle D. Haywood; Stein B. Jacobsen

arxiv: 1806.05909 · v1 · pith:EHKA5VDEnew · submitted 2018-06-15 · 🌌 astro-ph.EP

Planet Size Distribution from the Kepler Mission and its Implications for Planet Formation

Li Zeng , Stein B. Jacobsen , Eugenia Hyung , Andrew Vanderburg , Mercedes Lopez-Morales , Dimitar D. Sasselov , Juan Perez-Mercader , Michail I. Petaev

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The size distribution of exoplanets is a bimodal division into two groups: Rocky planet (<2 Earth radii) and water-rich planet (>2 Earth radii) with or without gaseous envelope.

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Planet Size Distribution from the Kepler Mission and its Implications for Planet Formation

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