The Similarity Between Earth's and Mars's Core-Mantle Boundary Seems to Be Statistically Significant

Authors

Laxman Bokati, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Olga Kosheleva, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Vladik Kreinovich, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow

Publication Date

8-2020

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Technical Report: UTEP-CS-20-93

Published in Applied Mathematical Sciences, 2020, Vol. 14, No. 15, pp. 711-715.

Abstract

Latest, most accurate measurements of the depth of the Mars's core-mantle boundary shows that the ratio between this depth and Mars's radius is the same as for the Earth -- and with new measurements, this coincidence has become statistically significance. This coincidence seems to confirm a simple scale-invariant model in which for planets of Earth-Mars type, this depth is proportional to the planet's radius. Of course, we need more observations to confirm this model, but the fact that, for the first time, we got a statistically significant confirmation, is encouraging: it makes us believe that this coincidence is not accidental.