Nickel isotopic evidence for late-stage accretion of Mercury-like differentiated planetary embryos

Nickel isotopic evidence for late-stage accretion of Mercury-like differentiated planetary embryos

Based on Nickel isotope analysis of meteorites and terrestrial rocks, the authors suggest that the Bulk Silicate Earth has a sub-chondritic Nickel isotope composition. This signature is thought to result from the impact and accretion of a Mercury-like impactor which originated from the innermost Sol...

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Main Authors: Shui-Jiong Wang, Wenzhong Wang, Jian-Ming Zhu, Zhongqing Wu, Jingao Liu, Guilin Han, Fang-Zhen Teng, Shichun Huang, Hongjie Wu, Yujian Wang, Guangliang Wu, Weihan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20525-1

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20525-1

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