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 |