1 00:00:14,030 --> 00:00:12,260 so stars vary in their compositions and 2 00:00:15,980 --> 00:00:14,040 this can affect their stellar properties 3 00:00:18,470 --> 00:00:15,990 but what about the planets orbiting 4 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:18,480 those stars today we're going to talk 5 00:00:24,679 --> 00:00:20,610 about rocky planet composition using 6 00:00:26,749 --> 00:00:24,689 cookies planets like cookies are formed 7 00:00:31,159 --> 00:00:26,759 from an initial recipe of ingredients 8 00:00:33,979 --> 00:00:31,169 including oxygen magnesium carbon and 9 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:33,989 silicon in our solar system these 10 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:35,730 ingredients are combined in well-known 11 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:38,130 portions but what if we change the 12 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:40,489 proportions and try different recipes 13 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:43,530 for high carbon to oxygen ratio will 14 00:00:48,139 --> 00:00:46,050 make cookies with no eggs at all planets 15 00:00:55,279 --> 00:00:48,149 with lots of carbon will form carbide 16 00:00:57,319 --> 00:00:55,289 minerals which are hard and brittle now 17 00:00:59,270 --> 00:00:57,329 let's change the magnesium to silicon 18 00:01:05,270 --> 00:00:59,280 ratio by varying the amount of butter 19 00:01:07,790 --> 00:01:05,280 and flour planets with extra magnesium 20 00:01:11,870 --> 00:01:07,800 to silicon will have very runny olivine 21 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:11,880 rich mantels with the right proportions 22 00:01:20,630 --> 00:01:14,010 and the right ingredients we can make 23 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:20,640 delicious earth-like cookies to learn 24 00:01:26,150 --> 00:01:23,970 more join us online or in person for our