EAPS DLS - Special Lecture - Ray Pierrehumbert (Oxford)
Tuesday, October 01, 2019 at 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Building 54, 915/923
21 AMES ST, Cambridge, MA 02139
About this Series
The EAPS Department Lecture Series sponsors talks given by leading thinkers in the areas of geology, geophysics, geobiology, geochemistry, atmospheric science, oceanography, climatology, and planetary science. Lectures take place on Wednesdays from 3:45pm in MIT Building 54 room 915, unless otherwise noted.
This Lecture is part of a Special DLS Series in tandem with the Climate Symposium.
Title:
Habitabitlity of M Star Planets: the Next Trillion Years.
Abstract:
Unlke stars such as the Sun, M stars can live practically forever on the Main Sequence and evolve very little during that time. Does that mean that M Star planets that are able to retain or generate a suitable atmosphere have an almost unlimited time for complex life to emerge? In this lecture, I will discuss the factors that ultimately limit the lifespan of habitability for planets orbiting M stars. Many of the same considerations apply to K star planets as well.
- Event Type
- Events By Interest
- Events By Audience
- Events By School
- Department
- Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
- Contact Email
- Add to my calendar
Recent Activity
No recent activity
