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Table 1 Mars internal properties

From: Mars core structure—concise review and anticipated insights from InSight

Property

Model

Value

95% conf. range

Core radius (km)

Median (cold)

1810

1701

1900

 

Median (hot)

1784

1673

1879

 

Average

1797

  

Core mass fraction

Median (cold)

0.2404

0.2095

0.2683

 

Median (hot)

0.2327

0.2171

0.2474

 

Average

0.2366

  

Core-mantle boundary P (GPa)

Median (cold)

19.0

17.8

20.4

 

Median (hot)

19.4

18.1

20.0

 

Average

19.2

  
  1. Source: Rivoldini et al. (2011)