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恒星G1581周围的可居住行星?

Habitable planets around the star Gl 581?

Franck Selsis, J. F. Kasting, B. Levrard, J. Paillet, I. Ribas, X. Delfosse

摘要:

径向速度测量现在能够探测到距离M型恒星可居住距离的类地行星。最近,在M型恒星Gliese 581周围的三重系统中发现了两颗最小质量低于10个地球质量的行星。使用大气模型的结果和金星和火星的演变的限制,我们评估行星Gl 581 c和Gl 581 d的可居住性,我们讨论了影响宜居带(HZ)边界确定的不确定性。我们提供了简化的公式来估计的HZ限制,可用于评估的天体生物学潜力的类地系外行星,将有望在不久的将来被发现。行星Gl 581c和d在附近,但在外面,可以被认为是保守的HZ。行星“c”从其恒星接收的能量比金星从太阳接收的能量多30%,Gl 581的光谱能量分布导致了辐射强迫的增加。然而,由于影响云属性的不确定性,理论模型不能肯定排除其可居住性。行星d的辐射条件与早期火星相当。由于二氧化碳冰云的变暖效应,行星“d”可能是第一颗已知可能适合居住的系外行星的更好候选者。各种温室气体的混合物也可以维持这个星球上的可居住条件。

英文摘要:

Radial velocity surveys are now able to detect terrestrial planets at habitable distance from M-type stars. Recently, two planets with minimum masses below 10 Earth masses were reported in a triple system around the M-type star Gliese 581. Using results from atmospheric models and constraints from the evolution of Venus and Mars, we assess the habitability of planets Gl 581c and Gl 581d and we discuss the uncertainties affecting the habitable zone (HZ) boundaries determination. We provide simplified formulae to estimate the HZ limits that may be used to evaluate the astrobiological potential of terrestrial exoplanets that will hopefully be discovered in the near future. Planets Gl 581c and 'd' are near, but outside, what can be considered as the conservative HZ. Planet 'c' receives 30% more energy from its star than Venus from the Sun, with an increased radiative forcing caused by the spectral energy distribution of Gl 581. Its habitability cannot however be positively ruled out by theoretical models due to uncertainties affecting cloud properties. Irradiation conditions of planet 'd' are comparable with those of early Mars. Thanks to the warming effect of CO2-ice clouds planet 'd' might be a better candidate for the first exoplanet known to be potentially habitable. A mixture of various greenhouse gases could also maintain habitable conditions on this planet.

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