Carbon and silicate planets. Cutaway artworks of the internal structure of a carbon-based (top) and silicate-based (bottom) planet. Humans are an example of carbon-based life,but Earth is a rocky,silicate-based planet. It is thought that carbon-based planets are possible,made mostly of silicon carbide,or carborundum. In contrast,silicate-based planets like Earth have a majority composition of oxygen-rich silicon compounds. Carbon planets are also called diamond or carbide planets | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Cook, Lynette |
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