NASA Study Reveals Planetary Core Formation
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3D visualizations reveal that molten sulfide could percolate through solid rock to form a planetary core
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Study offers first direct experimental and geochemical evidence that molten sulfide, rather than metal, could percolate through solid rock and form a core.
For decades , scientists believed that forming a core required large-scale melting of a planetary body, followed by heavy metallic elements sinking to the center.
This study introduces a new scenario, especially relevant for planets forming farther from the sun, where sulfur and oxygen are more abundant than iron.
This research advances our understanding of how planetary interiors can form under different chemical conditions.
The team demonstrated how collaborative, multi-method approaches can uncover processes that were once only theoretical.
As NASA prepares for future missions to the moon, Mars , and beyond, understanding how interiors form is more important than ever.