Seismic detection of the martian core

SC Stähler, A Khan, WB Banerdt, P Lognonné… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Clues to a planet's geologic history are contained in its interior structure, particularly its core.
We detected reflections of seismic waves from the core-mantle boundary of Mars using …

The distribution of volatile elements during rocky planet formation

TA Suer, C Jackson, DS Grewal, C Dalou… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Core segregation and atmosphere formation are two of the major processes that redistribute
the volatile elements—hydrogen (H), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and sulfur (S)—in and around …

First observations of core-transiting seismic phases on Mars

JCE Irving, V Lekić, C Durán… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
We present the first observations of seismic waves propagating through the core of Mars.
These observations, made using seismic data collected by the InSight geophysical mission …

Evidence for a liquid silicate layer atop the Martian core

A Khan, D Huang, C Durán, PA Sossi, D Giardini… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Seismic recordings made during the InSight mission suggested that Mars's liquid core would
need to be approximately 27% lighter than pure liquid iron,, implying a considerable …

Geophysical and cosmochemical evidence for a volatile-rich Mars

A Khan, PA Sossi, C Liebske, A Rivoldini… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Constraints on the composition of Mars principally derive from chemical analyses of a set of
Martian meteorites that rely either on determinations of their refractory element abundances …

Natural iron silicides: A systematic review

MA Rappenglück - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review systematically presents all finds of geogenic, impact-induced, and
extraterrestrial iron silicide minerals known at the end of 2021. The respective morphological …

Planets or asteroids? A geochemical method to constrain the masses of White Dwarf pollutants

AM Buchan, A Bonsor, O Shorttle… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Polluted white dwarfs that have accreted planetary material provide a unique opportunity to
probe the geology of exoplanetary systems. However, the nature of the bodies that pollute …

Partitioning of nickel and cobalt between metal and silicate melts: Expanding the oxy-barometer to reducing conditions

C Cartier, L Llado, H Pirotte, L Tissandier… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Moderately siderophile elements (MSEs) are potential tracers of the thermodynamic
conditions prevailing during planetary core formation because their metal–silicate partition …

Comparisons of the core and mantle compositions of earth analogs from different terrestrial planet formation scenarios

JT Gu, RA Fischer, MC Brennan, MS Clement… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
The chemical compositions of Earth's core and mantle provide insight into the processes that
led to their formation. N-body simulations, on the other hand, generally do not contain …

Water storage capacity of the martian mantle through time

J Dong, RA Fischer, LP Stixrude, CR Lithgow-Bertelloni… - Icarus, 2022 - Elsevier
Water has been stored in the Martian mantle since its formation, primarily in nominally
anhydrous minerals. The short-lived early hydrosphere and intermittently flowing water on …