Publications by authors named "Paul C Buchanan"
Article Synopsis
- After the Solar System formed, small planetary bodies, some of which melted to create igneous rocks, contributed to the growth of the inner planets through collisions over 15-33 million years.
- There is ongoing debate over the extent of melting in asteroids, with theories suggesting anything from minor melting to the creation of deep magma oceans.
- A study of oxygen isotopes in basaltic meteorites indicates that early, large-scale melting events occurred, resulting in magma oceans on differentiated bodies, which influenced the composition of planets like Earth.
