SEMINAR & EVENTS
15
MAR
International Frontier Seminar:
“Hydrogen isotopic signatures of the upper mantle recorded from xenoliths: What diffusion experiments tell us.” Dr. Jannick Ingrin (CNRS Research Professor, Université de Lille)abstract
26
JAN
International Frontier Seminar:
“Constraints on the interior structure and interior evolution of planet Mercury” Dr. Jurrien Knibbe (Postdoctoral Researcher, Royal Observatory in Belgium / VU University of Amsterdam)abstract
22
DEC
Geodynamics Seminar:
“History and current status of Kawai-type multi-anvil high-pressure technology” Dr. Tetsuo Irifune (Director, Professor, Geodynamics Research Center)abstract
VISITORS
3/12-3/31 Dr. Eleonora Kulik
3/21-3/22 Dr. Yuki Nakamoto
3/21-3/22 Mr. Soutaro Iwatsu
3/21-3/22 Mr. Shuto Fukuda
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Low Shear Velocity Zones (LSVZ) in the Martian Upper Mantle Highlighted by Sound Velocity Measurements
The existence of low shear seismic velocity regions between 150 and 350 km depth in Mars mantle. The experimental results presented in this study are consistent with recent observations …
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The sound velocity of Majorite under mantle transition zone conditions
Researchers at Ehime University have reported the sound velocity of MgSiO3 Majorite garnet up to the pressure of 18 Gigapascals and temperature up to 2,000 Kelvins.Their results lead to …
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How were the carbon contents in terrestrial and lunar mantles established?
Carbon degassed from planetary mantles by volcanic activity plays an important role in the planetary surface environment. However, how the carbon content in the Earth’s mantle …
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