Escape and fractionation of volatiles and noble gases from Mars-sized planetary embryos and growing protoplanets
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.10.031
Abstract: Planetary embryos form protoplanets via mutual collisions, which can lead to the development of magma oceans. During their solidification, significant amounts of the mantles’ volatile contents may be outgassed. The resulting H2O/CO2 dominated steam atmospheres… read more here.
Keywords: planetary embryos; noble gases; escape; sized planetary ... See more keywords