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 × 103 kgm−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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