The evolution and internal structure of Mars are, by comparison to its present-day surface,
poorly known—although evidence of recent volcanic activity suggests that its deep interior …

Deep-focus earthquakes that occur at 350–660 km are assumed to be caused by olivine→
spinel phase transformation (PT). However, there are many existing puzzles:(a) What are the …

Relating seismic anisotropy to mantle flow requires detailed understanding of the
development and evolution of olivine crystallographic preferred orientation (CPO). Recent …

Transport of heat from the interior of the Earth drives convection in the mantle, which
involves the deformation of solid rocks over billions of years. The lower mantle of the Earth is …

Homogenization models are widely used to predict the evolution of texture (crystal preferred
orientations) and resulting anisotropy of physical properties in metals, rocks, and ice. They …

The nature of lattice‐preferred orientation (LPO) in olivine‐rich rocks strongly influences
many important physical properties of Earth's upper mantle. Different LPO types have been …

Insight into upper-mantle processes can be gained by linking flow-induced mineral
alignment to regional deformation and seismic anisotropy patterns. Through a series of …

Synthesized polycrystalline enstatite samples were deformed in a Paterson gas‐medium
apparatus at 1200–1300° C, oxygen fugacity buffered at Ni/NiO, and confining pressures of …

The plasticity of the mantle is still not well constrained, and satisfactory mineral-physics-
based rheological laws are still missing. Despite olivine being the major component of the …

Observations of large-scale seismic anisotropy can be used as a marker for past and current
deformation in the Earth's mantle. Nonetheless, global features such as the decrease of the …