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University of California, Davis: Martian Meteorite Upsets Planet Formation Theory

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Anew study of an old meteorite contradicts current thinking about how rocky planets like the Earth and Mars acquire volatile elements such as hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and noble gases as they form. The work is published June 16 in Science. A basic assumption about planet formation is that planets first collect these volatiles from […]