Deccan Herald
Because the composition of neon in the Earth's mantle is very similar to that in meteorites, it was recently suggested by scientists that most of the Earth's gases were delivered by meteorites during a late meteorite bombardment that also generated ...
| Scientists look into how our planet evolved Cordis News Lead study author Dr Mark Kendrick from the University of Melbourne's School of Earth Sciences explains that this new study challenges the theory that the Earth evolved solely because of meteorites 'crashing into the planet.' As the composition of neon ... |
| Origin of Earth's atmosphere linked to subduction Cosmos The presence of these noble gases in the mantle, especially neon, defy the previous notion that such elements could have only arrived via a meteorite impact with Earth - a view that has recently been put forth as the sole causal factor for our ... |
