Planet Formation in the Outer Solar System
Planet Formation in the Outer Solar System
This paper reviews coagulation models for planet formation in the Kuiper belt, emphasizing links to recent observations of our and other solar systems. At heliocentric distances of 35ā50 AU, singleāannulus and multiannulus planetesimal accretion calculations produce several 1000 km or larger planets and many 50ā500 km objects on timescales of ā¦