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Heterogeneous delivery of silicate and metal to the Earth by large planetesimals

After the Moon’s formation, Earth experienced a protracted bombardment by leftover planetesimals. The mass delivered during this stage of late accretion has been estimated to be approximately 0.5% of Earth’s present mass, based on highly siderophile element concentrations in the Earth’s mantle and t...

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Published in:Nat Geosci
Main Authors: Marchi, S., Canup, R. M., Walker, R. J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6457465/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30984285
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41561-017-0022-3
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