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Polluted white dwarfs reveal exotic mantle rock types on exoplanets in our solar neighborhood
Prior studies have hypothesized that some polluted white dwarfs record continent-like granitic crust—which is abundant on Earth and perhaps uniquely indicative of plate tectonics. But these inferences derive from only a few elements, none of which define rock type. We thus present the first estimate...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8563750/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34728614 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26403-8 |