📋 Tender Overview
Formation Of Planetary Building Blocks Throughout Time And Space
Understanding The Building Blocks Of Planetsdespite The Detection Of Countless Exoplanets And Planet Birthplaces, Accretion — The Accumulation Of Matter Under The Influence Of A Young Host Star’S Gravity To Form Planets — Is Still Not Well Understood. This Is Because Its Intermediate Stages Are Not Easily Observed. Using Novel Numerical Models, The Erc-Funded Planetoids Project Will Create An All-Inclusive Framework Covering Accretion Dust Coalescence, The Formation Of Pebble-Sized Amalgamates, And The Creation Of Planetesimals, The Building Blocks Of Planets. Specific Focus Will Be Given To Planetesimal Formation Location, Time, And Number In The Accretion Disc, As Well As Any Causal Influences Of The Host Star. The Project Promises New Insights Into The Formation Of Exoplanets And Our Own Solar System.
Funded Under
European Research Council (Erc)
Total Cost
€ 1 447 091,25
Eu Contribution
€ 1 447 091,25
Coordinated By
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Wissenschaften Ev
Germany
