“Our model, based on laboratory experiments, confirms that the majority of chromium in Mercury is concentrated within its core.'
The spacecraft acquired measurements that revealed the planet varies chemically from Earth — despite both having metallic cores.
The researchers conducted laboratory tests to investigate the reactivity of chromium to various levels of oxygen in the system. They also created a computer model to study the distribution of chromium in Mercury's various layers .
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