Fig. 2

Evolution of a system with a relatively late (21 Myr) instability among the giant planets. Each panel shows a snapshot in time of orbital eccentricity vs. semi-major axis for all particles; vertical bars denote sin(i) for terrestrial bodies with Mp > 0.2 M⊕ and i > 10°. The particle size is proportional to the mass1/3, but giant planets (large black circles) are not on this scale. Colors denote water content, assuming a Solar System-like initial distribution (Raymond et al. 2004). The surviving terrestrial planet has a mass of 0.72 M⊕, a stable orbit within the habitable zone (semimajor axis of 0.96 AU), and a high eccentricity and inclination (and large oscillations in these quantities). A movie of this simulation is available in the electronic edition of the Journal.
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