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Neptunedesert1 CONSTRUCTNeptune desertMAZEH · PLANETARY SCIENCE

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Planetary science

the scarcity of Neptune-sized planets on very short orbital periods, seen in period-mass and period-radius planes.

In planetary science, Neptune desert refers to the scarcity of Neptune-sized planets on very short orbital periods, seen in period-mass and period-radius planes. This meaning comes from Mazeh (2016) in Astronomy & Astrophysics.[1]

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  1. Mazeh, T., Holczer, T., & Faigler, S. (2016). Dearth of short-period Neptunian exoplanets: A desert in period-mass and period-radius planes. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 589, A75. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201528065

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