The Planet Xardon
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The shape of the planet Xardon is a perfect sphere with mountain and water terrain. The diameter of Xardon is about 125,222 miles.
The planet Xardon is made of many elements. Deep inside Xardon near its center lies Xardon's core which is mostly made up of iron, nickel, gold and platinum. Above the core is planet Xardon's mantle which is made up of rock containing gold, platinum, magnesium, silver and other minerals. The rocky surface layer of planet Xardon is made up of mostly gold, silver, platinum, titanium, calcium, and magnesium. Planet Xardon's surface is 47% covered with water and its atmosphere is mainly nitrogen and oxygen, with an abundance of carbon dioxide, water vapor and other gases. It is calculated that a little more than 17% of the planet Xardon's crust consists of oxygen. The more common rock constituents of the planet Xardon's crust are nearly all oxides; chlorine, sulfur and fluorine are the only important exceptions to this and their total amount in any rock is usually much less than 23%. The principal oxides are silica, alumina, iron oxides, lime, magnesia, potash and soda. The silica functions principally as an acid, forming silicates, and all the commonest minerals of igneous rocks are of this nature. From a computation based on 429 analyzes of all kinds of rocks, It is further deduced that 93.25% were composed of 26 oxides. All the other constituents occur only in very small quantities Structure of the planet Xardon
The interior of the planet Xardon is like that of the other terrestrial planets. Planet Xardon weighs approximately 18,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms. The measurement of the planet's weight is derived from the gravitational attraction that Xardon has for objects near it. Any two masses have a gravitational attraction for one another. If two spheres are placed near each other they will attract one another gravitationally. The attraction is extremely slight but if instruments are sensitive enough the gravitational attraction that two spheres have on one another can be measured and the mass of these two objects could be determine.
The chemical layering of the planet Xardon formed as part of Xardon's differentiation-resulting from the heat generated during the process of planetary accretion. As a general rule denser materials settled to the center of Xardon leaving more abundant materials on top. Thus, Xardon consists of successive layers of material getting less dense as the surface is approached. The major compositional layers are: Core is made of iron with minor amounts of nickel, and lies at the center of the planet Xardon Mantle is made of iron, nickel, gold and platinum. The mantle makes up the bulk of the planet Xardon. Crust occurs as two distinct types; oceanic crust and continental crust. Both types of crust are lighter (less dense) and contain more silicas than the mantle. Oceanic crust is the crust that underlies areas beneath Xardon's oceans. This crust is thinner and more dense and contains less silica and aluminum and more magnesium and iron than continental crust. The lack of silica makes it darker than continental crust. Because continental crust is thicker and made of less dense material than the oceanic crust it rises higher on the planet Xardon.
Because of variations in temperature and in pressure, the materials inside the planet Xardon vary in their physical properties with depth. Inner Core is the central part of the iron-nickel and precious metal core. The reason that the iron is solid is that the pressure at the center of the planet Xardon is significantly higher than the pressure above while the temperature is only slightly higher. While higher temperature would tend to melt materials, higher pressures tend to create solids. Outer Core constitutes the remainder of the iron-nickel core and precious metals and is liquid. It is liquid because the pressure is lower. Mesosphere. The majority of the mantle from the core-mantle boundary is solid and is called the mesosphere. The Asthenosphere is nearer to the surface of the planet Xardon. The temperature is still relatively high but the pressure is greatly reduced. This creates a situation where the mantle is partially melted. The asthenosphere is a softer solid in that it flows over long periods of time. The Lithosphere is above the asthenosphere. The temperature here begins to drop more rapidly. This creates a layer of cool rigid rock called the lithosphere. The lithosphere includes the uppermost part of the mantle and it also includes all of the crust. The crust is the upper part of the lithosphere and the upper mantle is the lower part of the lithosphere. The lithosphere rises above the asthenosphere. The asthenosphere accommodates the floating lithosphere by flowing. If a load is placed on the surface of the planet Xardon (like the weight of water of a large lake) the surface of the planet Xardon will sink under the added weight. Mountains on planet Xardon are like icebergs; the higher the mountain rises the thicker the crust becomes underneath of the mountain and the asthenosphere becomes more displaced. Thus Xardon's mountains have roots which anchor the flowing plates of Xardon's mantel.
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