Previous measurements of uranium-series isotopes have implied uncomfortably fast speeds of melt movement through the mantle. Yet the latest results suggest such velocities were serious underestimates.
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Elliott, T. Unleaded high-performance. Nature 437, 485–486 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/437485a
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