Assuming that the flux of extraterrestrial material has remained constant over the last billion years, calculate the

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Assuming that the flux of extraterrestrial material has remained constant over the last billion years, calculate the mass and volume that this extra matter has added to our planet during this time. If all the extraterrestrial materials were available now as a surface layer spread uniformly across the whole of the planet, how deep would this be? (Assume a density for the incoming material of 1.5 × 10kgm−3.)

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An Introduction To The Solar System

ISBN: 9781108430845

3rd Edition

Authors: David A. Rothery, Neil McBride, Iain Gilmour

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