Extraterrestrial platinum was 'stirred' into earth

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Extraterrestrial platinum was 'stirred' into earth

“When the Earth’s core formed, it took all the available platinum with it, leaving the mantle and crust with none,”


“Following that, a steady rain of meteorites created the so-called Late Veneer – a thin surface layer of meteorite debris rich in platinum.”


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