Planetary science: Iron fog of accretion
Abstract
Here, pinpointing when Earth's core formed depends on the extent of metal–silicate equilibration in the mantle. Vaporization and recondensation of impacting planetesimal cores during accretion may reconcile disparate lines of evidence.
- Authors:
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- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1257824
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-15-21047
Journal ID: ISSN 1752-0894; ngeo2391
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Geoscience
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1752-0894
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Citation Formats
Anderson, William W. Planetary science: Iron fog of accretion. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1038/ngeo2391.
Anderson, William W. Planetary science: Iron fog of accretion. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2391
Anderson, William W. Mon .
"Planetary science: Iron fog of accretion". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2391. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1257824.
@article{osti_1257824,
title = {Planetary science: Iron fog of accretion},
author = {Anderson, William W.},
abstractNote = {Here, pinpointing when Earth's core formed depends on the extent of metal–silicate equilibration in the mantle. Vaporization and recondensation of impacting planetesimal cores during accretion may reconcile disparate lines of evidence.},
doi = {10.1038/ngeo2391},
journal = {Nature Geoscience},
number = 4,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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