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A planetary perspective on the deep Earth

David J. Stevenson

Nature 451, 261-265(17 January 2008)

doi:10.1038/nature06582

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Figure 1

A logarithmic view of the time of planetary formation.

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Figure 2

The effect on Earth of the giant impact that formed the Moon.

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Two contrasting views of what might have happened during core formation.

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Figure 4

Mantle cooling and differentiation during the later stages of a magma ocean.

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