Reconstructing Earth history during the Hadean defies the traditional rock-based approach
in geology. Given the extremely limited locality of Hadean zircons, some indirect approach …

The current state and surface conditions of the Earth and its twin planet Venus are drastically
different. Whether these differences are directly inherited from the earliest stages of …

The detection of deep reflected S waves on Mars inferred a core size of 1,830±40 km (ref.),
requiring light-element contents that are incompatible with experimental petrological …

Most magmatism occurring on Earth is conventionally attributed to passive mantle upwelling
at mid-ocean ridges, to slab devolatilization at subduction zones, or to mantle plumes …

The Earth's core is about ten per cent less dense than pure iron (Fe), suggesting that it
contains light elements as well as iron. Modelling of core formation at high pressure (around …

The Earth's core is composed mainly of iron. Since the liquid core coexists with solid at the
inner core boundary (ICB), the melting point of iron at 330 GPa offers a key constraint on …

The earliest atmospheres of rocky planets originate from extensive volatile release during
magma ocean epochs that occur during assembly of the planet. These establish the initial …

The high-pressure melting curve of FeO controls key aspects of Earth's deep interior and the
evolution of rocky planets more broadly. However, existing melting studies on wüstite were …

How the volatile content influences the primordial surface conditions of terrestrial planets
and, thus, their future geodynamic evolution is an important question to answer. We simulate …

The energy sources involved in the early stages of the formation of terrestrial bodies can
induce partial or even complete melting of the mantle, leading to the emergence of magma …