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Mars has a surprise layer of molten rock inside
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Mars has a surprise layer of molten rock inside

Fresh investigations find that the red planet’s liquid-metal core is smaller than scientists thought.
  1. Alexandra Witze
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A meteorite that slammed into Mars in September 2021 has rewritten what scientists know about the planet’s interior.

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Nature 623, 20 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03271-4

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