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Magma Ocean Solidification

Magma Ocean Solidification is a planetary-scale thermal evolution process denoting the gradual crystallization and differentiation of a global, molten silicate layer enveloping a nascent terrestrial planet, driven by conductive and convective heat loss, gravitational settling of dense minerals, and buoyant rise of light components, ultimately establishing the primordial mantle stratification and initiating crustal formation.

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A crystallizing dense magma ocean at the base of the Earth’s mantle

S. Labrosse, J. W. Hernlund, Nicolas Coltice · Nature · 2007 · 871 citations

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Magma Oceans in the Inner Solar System

L. T. Elkins‐Tanton · Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences · 2012 · 580 citations

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Linked magma ocean solidification and atmospheric growth for Earth and Mars

L. T. Elkins‐Tanton · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2008 · 566 citations

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The lunar magma ocean: Reconciling the solidification process with lunar petrology and geochronology

L. T. Elkins‐Tanton, Seth D. Burgess, Qing‐Zhu Yin · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2011 · 525 citations

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Magma ocean formation due to giant impacts

W. B. Tonks, H. J. Melosh · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1993 · 405 citations

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Authors

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  1. LT
    L. T. Elkins‐Tanton

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    12 publications · 2.4K citations

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  2. EM
    E. M. Parmentier

    Brown University, United States

    7 publications · 641 citations

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  3. CB
    Charles‐Édouard Boukaré

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    5 publications · 329 citations

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  4. WV
    W. van Westrenen

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    5 publications · 428 citations

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  5. MB
    Martin Bizzarro

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    4 publications · 292 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    17 h-index

    45 publications

    4.1K citations

  2. Carnegie Institution for Science

    Washington, United States

    11 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    10 h-index

    26 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. Institut de physique du globe de Paris

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    2.5K citations

  7. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    1.5K citations

  8. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    1.7K citations

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  1. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    13 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    10 publications · 444 citations

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  3. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

    8 publications · 514 citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

    6 publications · 310 citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

    5 publications · 240 citations

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