Space Sciences
A diamond-bearing core-mantle boundary on Mercury
Y. Xu, Y. Lin, et al.
New research by Yongjiang Xu and colleagues reveals that Mercury's magma ocean may have contained not only graphite but also a surprising possibility of diamond formation due to cooling processes in the molten core. This groundbreaking study reshapes our understanding of the planet's thermal evolution and magnetic field generation.
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