Highly siderophile elements in the Earth, Moon and Mars: Update and implications for planetary accretion and differentiation

Chemie der Erde

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-125

  Walker, Richard J ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Highly siderophile elements; Late accretion; Osmium isotopes; Planetary differentiation

Indexed keywords

CHONDRITE; EARTH; LUNAR MANTLE; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; MARTIAN METEORITE; MOON; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; PLANETARY SURFACE; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 67349227946     PISSN: 00092819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemer.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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