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12 - Stable Isotope Evidence for the Differentiation and Evolution of Planetesimals

from Part Two - Chemical and Mineralogical Diversity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2017

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Anat Shahar ,
Paul S. Savage  and
Frederic Moynier
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Linda T. Elkins-Tanton  and
Benjamin P. Weiss
Linda T. Elkins-Tanton
Affiliation:
Arizona State University
Benjamin P. Weiss
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Planetesimals
Early Differentiation and Consequences for Planets
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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