Are Super-Earths Solid Deep Inside Their Mantles?
Post-Post-Spinel Stability in Massive Rocky Exoplanets Deep inside rocky planets possessing masses between one and ten times that of Earth, high pressure forces common minerals into unfamiliar crystal structures, according to findings reported in AGU Advances and highlighted by Scharping. Magnesium orthosilicate, or Mg2SiO4, serves as a primary building block for these worlds. As pressure … Read more