Iron-loving elements are thought to have been added to Mars, Earth and the Moon after core formation. An analysis of meteorites formed in the first two to three million years of Solar System history suggests that a similar late veneer was added elsewhere too.
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Brenan, J. Ubiquitous late veneer. Nature Geosci 5, 591–592 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1551
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