Note on: "Inevitability of Plate Tectonics on Super-Earths" by Valencia, O Connell and Sasselov, arXiv preprint 0710.0699

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dc.creatorOmerbashich, Mensur
dc.date2008-12-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:16:12Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:16:12Z
dc.descriptionValencia et al. recently claimed that the mass of a Super-Earth (SE) is a sole factor in determining whether a SE is tectonically active or not. However, mass resolving astrometry is unable to discern between a SE and its moons if any. The fact that no exomoons have been discovered yet is rather a matter of instrumentation imperfection at the present, not of physical absence of exomoons. This, with recently discovered relationships between geometric and physical properties in astronomical bodies (Transiting planets; the Earth) makes it impossible to know yet if the Wageners (here constraining) supposition on somehow-tidally caused tectonics holds universally or not also.
dc.descriptionA one-page note
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0812.3185
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0812.3185
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/211725
dc.subjectGeophysics
dc.subjectSpace Physics
dc.titleNote on: "Inevitability of Plate Tectonics on Super-Earths" by Valencia, O Connell and Sasselov, arXiv preprint 0710.0699
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