The Earth is a silicate planet---made mostly from silicon and oxygen, with a core of metals. A carbon planet might be mostly made of carbon compounds like silicon carbide and diamond, as this cutaway diagram suggests. Credit: Sky & Telescope
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The Earth is a silicate planet---made mostly from silicon and oxygen, with a core of metals. A carbon planet might be mostly made of carbon compounds like silicon carbide and diamond, as this cutaway diagram suggests. Credit: Sky & Telescope |
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