2 papers
physics.geo-ph2026
Water-induced buoyancy controls transient water storage in the mantle transition zone
Taras V. Gerya, Nickolas M. Bardi, Shun-ichiro Karato +1
The spinel phase (wadsleyite, ringwoodite) in the mantle transition zone (MTZ), can contain up to 1-2 weight percent of water. However, whether these water reservoirs in the MTZ ar…
astro-ph.EP2025
Fundamentals of interior modelling and challenges in the interpretation of observed rocky exoplanets
Philipp Baumeister, Francesca Miozzi, Claire Marie Guimond +7
Most our knowledge about rocky exoplanets is based on their measure of mass and radius. These two parameters are routinely measured and are used to categorise different populations…