In the case of Kepler-10b, the picture that emerges is of a rocky planet with a mass 4.6 times that of Earth and with an average density of 8.8 grams per cubic centimeter -- similar to that of an iron dumbbell. Ames manages Kepler's ground system development, mission operations and scie...
Combining Kepler and HARPS Occurrence Rates to Infer the Period-Mass-Radius Distribution of Super-Earths/Sub-NeptunesA. WolfgangG. Laughlin
Masses and sizes for selected planets. The curves show the mass-radius-relation (average density) for different types of planets: The blue line indicates the loci of planets made mostly (75%) of water, the black line that of planets like our Earth that consist almost exclusively of rock (r...
J. Fortney, The role of core mass in controlling evaporation: The Kepler radius distribution and the Kepler-36 density dichotomy. Astrophys. J. 776, 2 (2013).Lopez ED, Fortney JJ. 2013. The Role of Core Mass in Controlling Evaporation: The Kepler Radius Distribution and the Kepler-36 ...