Very Rapid Accretion of Mars and Implications for its Magmatic Evolution
Abstract
We present a new method to estimate the Hf/W ratio of the martian mantle from which we conclude that Mars was a stranded planetary embryo formed within a few million years of solar system formation.
- Publication:
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42nd Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011LPI....42.1040D