A pebble accretion model for the formation of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc0444
• Publication Date: 2021-02-17T21:16:03Z
• Authors: Anders Johansen; Thomas Ronnet; Martin Bizzarro; Martin Schiller; Michiel Lambrechts; Åke Nordlund; Helmut Lammer
• Keywords: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP); 13. Climate action; 0103 physical sciences; FOS: Physical sciences; 01 natural sciences; Research Articles; Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics

A new theory for formation of Earth by accretion of small pebbles explains how our planet acquired its water and carbon.