Rain-out model
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rain-out-model-297-11561212
title:
Rain-out model
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The rain-out model is a model of planetary science that describes the first stage of planetary differentiation and core formation. According to this model, a planetary body is assumed to be composed primarily of silicate minerals and NiFe. If temperatures within this body reach about 1500 K, the minerals and the metals will melt. This will produce an emulsion in which globules of liquid NiFe are dispersed in a magma of liquid silicates, the two being immiscible. Because the NiFe globules are den
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Model in planetary science
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain-out_model
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2023-07-30T21:40:10Z
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