Schematic images for volatile delivery to the proto-Earth during the Earth’s formation (IMAGE)

Ehime University

Schematic images for volatile delivery to the proto-Earth during the Earth’s formation

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The C/N and 36Ar/N ratios of the BSE change strongly depending on the differentiation depth and redox conditions in the proto-Earth. Only the differentiation at deep magma ocean conditions could increase two ratios simultaneously to match the observations for the present Earth.

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Shengxuan Huang & Taku Tsuchiya

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