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8 - Arguments for the Non-existence of Magma Oceans in Asteroids

from Part Two - Chemical and Mineralogical Diversity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2017

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Lionel Wilson  and
Klaus Keil
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Linda T. Elkins-Tanton
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Arizona State University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Planetesimals
Early Differentiation and Consequences for Planets
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