| Exoplanetary Scratchpad |
A Billion year old system containing two dust belts perhaps experiencing a phase of heavy bombardment (thought to be caused by migration outwards of outer planets disrupting the Kuiper belt). One is interpreted as the result of the collision of a giant comet and a rocky planet, or with another comet. Another is a Kuiper-belt like structure, which may be the source of the comets.
Eta Corvi System Web Pages[]
Eta Corvi System In the News[]
System in Late Heavy Bombardment Stage? (Nov 2011)[]
- http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1110/21water/
- http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/19oct_cometstorm/
- http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21066-comets-may-be-creating-oceans-on-alien-planet.html
- http://news.discovery.com/space/comet-armageddon-detected-in-nearby-star-system-111019.html
- http://www.space.com/13329-alien-solar-system-comet-bombardment.html
- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-322
Stars with Dusty Disks Should Have Earth-Like Worlds (2012)[]
- See LkCa 15 System, HL Tau System, Eta Corvi System