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Results of the toy model describing CO2 mass loss from each terrestrial planet, assuming initial atmospheres of pure CO2 5–50% that of Earth’s total estimated CO2 content of 1022 mol (Sect. 6.1). The vertical orange and purple lines, along with the shaded regions, are the estimated stellar ages with uncertainties (discussed in Sect. 6.2). Whether or not each planet maintains a CO2 atmosphere with surface pressure of ⪆1 bar depends on the initial CO2 content, the planetary orbital period, and the stellar age and activity history. The model does not take into account CO2 outgassing rates – we assume all of the CO2 outgasses at the start of the model time steps – or magnetic fields, which may be able to shield secondary atmospheres from loss.
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