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Watch a 15-minute conference talk by Ji Wang from Ohio State University on classifying and simulating Exo-Mercuries, recorded during the "Planets on the Edge" conference at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at UC Santa Barbara in May 2025. The presentation explores Mercury-like exoplanets discovered by missions like Kepler and TESS, examining these short-period rocky planets that have no direct counterparts in our Solar System. Learn about the challenges in studying the inner regions of protoplanetary disks where these planets form, their nature and atmospheres, formation mechanisms (in-situ vs. migration), governing parameters across different star systems, and why similar planets don't exist around our Sun. This talk contributes to the broader conference goals of synthesizing knowledge about inner disk properties, showcasing planet formation models, fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration, and advancing observational and theoretical approaches to understanding Earth-sized planets in inner protoplanetary disks.
