Noemí Pinilla-Alonso Plenary Lecture

by | Jun 10, 2024 | | 0 comments

A slide from Noemí Pinilla-Alonso's plenary lecture showing how the three spectral classes of trans-Neptunian objects may represent a transition in the distance at which these objects formed from the central star in the protoplanetary disk. The presence and absence of certain molecules are shown relative to their "ice lines," where those molecules can freeze based on the star's temperature and the distance.

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