A diamond-bearing core-mantle boundary on Mercury
Abstract Abundant carbon was identified on Mercury by MESSENGER, which is interpreted as the remnant of a primordial graphite flotation crust, suggesting that the magma ocean and core were saturated in carbon. We re-evaluate carbon speciation in Mercury’s interior in light of the high pressure-tempe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-06-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49305-x |