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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20525-1 |