Volatile depletion in rocky planets as a chemical fingerprint of hybrid accretion

Haiyang Wang; Anders Johansen; Ziyan Xu; Marie-Luise Steinmeyer; Michiel Lambrechts; Elishevah M. M. E. van Kooten; Chao‐Chin Yang; Zhaohuan Zhu; Dante S. LAURETTA; Martin Bizzarro

doi:10.1038/s41550-026-02984-6

Volatile depletion in rocky planets as a chemical fingerprint of hybrid accretion

Haiyang Wang, Anders Johansen, Ziyan Xu, Marie-Luise Steinmeyer, Michiel Lambrechts, Elishevah M. M. E. van Kooten, Chao‐Chin Yang, Zhaohuan Zhu, Dante S. LAURETTA, Martin Bizzarro

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Volatile depletion in rocky planets records their formation history. Earth and Mars grew through different hybrid pathways of pebble and planetesimal accretion, providing a new way to interpret the diversity of rocky planets beyond the Solar System.

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Appeared: Sunday, September 27. Nature Astronomy. Peer-reviewed journal.

DOI: 10.1038/s41550-026-02984-6

Volatile depletion in rocky planets as a chemical fingerprint of hybrid accretion

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