Molten iron in Earth-like exoplanet cores
Science
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2022 Jan 14;375(6577):146-147.
doi: 10.1126/science.abn2051.
Epub 2022 Jan 13.
Authors
Youjun Zhang
1
2
,
Jung-Fu Lin
3
Affiliations
1
Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
2
International Center for Planetary Science, College of Earth Sciences, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China.
3
Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
PMID:
35025656
DOI:
10.1126/science.abn2051
Abstract
Iron crystallization in super-Earth interiors plays a key role in their habitability.
Publication types
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment
MeSH terms
Earth, Planet*
Iron*
Substances
Iron