Earth’s Iron Signature Discovered By Scientist Using Rock Samples
February 27, 2017
![An infographic describing three theories on how the Earth got its iron signature.Designed by Laura Martin/The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences. Images 1 and 2 from NASA/JPL-Caltech, Image 3 from X-Science, Earth from NASA/JPL.](https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/files/ironinfographic-250x187.jpg)
New research from The University of Texas at Austin reveals that the Earth’s unique iron composition isn’t linked to the formation of the planet’s core. The results call into a question a prevailing theory about the events that shaped our planet during its earliest years
The Science Times, Feb.22, 2017
Featuring: Jung-Fu “Afu” Lin, Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
Jin Liu, alumnus, Jackson School of Geosciences