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Earth asteroid shower

Asteroids May Have Brought Precious Metals to Earth

By Charles Q. Choi published

Clears up why precious metals found near surface instead of core.

Asteroids
Volcanic islands of Hawaii

Earth's Surface 'Recycled' Surprisingly Quickly

By Live Science Staff published

Oceanic crust melts into mantle, spewed back up by volcanoes.

Geology
deccan traps flood basalts

Ancient Source of Earth's Biggest Eruptions Found

By Charles Q. Choi published

Super-plumes of molten material deep inside Earth shot to surface.

Geology
diamond from deep in the earth

Diamonds Sparkle with Clues About Early Earth

By Charles Q. Choi published

Geology
Hawaiian Islands.

Source of Hawaii Volcanism Found

By Charles Q. Choi published

Plume from mantle wasn't where it was expected.

Geology
Visualizations of microtomographic data sets from partially molten mantle rocks.

3-D Images Reveal How Earth's Crust Forms

By Charles Q. Choi published

Images give insight into how lava erupts from deep-sea ridges.

Geology
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Journey to the Earth's Mantle to Go Deeper than Ever Before

By Charles Q. Choi published

Scientists return to idea of drilling in to Earth's hot mantle.

Geology
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First Measurement of Earth's Inner Magnetism Made

By Live Science Staff published

Geophysics milestone may point to source of the inner planet's roiling energy.

Planet Earth
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Does Earth's Surface Interact With Its Interior?

By Andrea Mustain published

Oxygen in lava suggests yes, but debate rages on.

Geology
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Pluto-sized Body Socked Early Earth

By Brett Israel published

Massive collision left gold, other precious elements, near the surface instead of in the core.

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