planetary

Each element provides information about a different stage in planetary development.

"We discovered that deep faults can heal themselves within hours," said Amanda Thomas, professor of earth and planetary sciences at UC Davis and corresponding author on the paper.

Scientists think that these changes have to do with the planetary waves.

With further observations of many such star systems, astronomers are looking forward to understanding how energy flows during a planet-star meet and greet, how common these interactions are and how they change planetary atmospheres.

"This work is a great example of how combining planetary science, geodynamics and mineral physics can help us solve some of Earth's oldest mysteries," said Jie Deng of Princeton University, a co-author of the study.