Atmospheric Escape on Rocky Exoplanets Around M Dwarfs Peaks at About 0.75 Venus Radii

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Planets around M-dwarf stars can lose their atmospheres, and for rocky worlds without a global magnetic field the escape rate peaks at about 0.75 Venus radii because they absorb enough high-energy radiation to ionize atmospheric particles that are swept away by magnetized stellar winds, while smaller planets intercept less energy and larger planets’ stronger gravity makes escape harder.

Hold On to Your Atmospheres: How Planet Size Affects Atmospheric Escape - AAS Nova
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Hold On to Your Atmospheres: How Planet Size Affects Atmospheric Escape - AAS Nova

New research challenges expectations that the smaller a planet is, the more quickly it will experience atmospheric escape.