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Two-step nucleation of the Earth’s inner core
The Earth's inner core started forming when molten iron cooled below the melting point. However, the nucleation mechanism, which is a necessary step of crystallization, has not been well understood. Recent studies have found that it requires an unrealistic degree of undercooling to nucleate the...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8764699/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34987099 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2113059119 |