mantle

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If there is too much oxygen, phosphorus stays in the mantle, but nitrogen becomes more likely to escape into the atmosphere and be lost.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

On Mars, that meant more phosphorus in the mantle than on Earth, but less nitrogen, producing difficult conditions for life as we know it.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Chávez died in 1993, and Huerta, now 95, rose to take his mantle as the hero of the movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Over the years, Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi’s airports took that mantle.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

He ran over the thick snowy mantle on the rocky ground faster than he’d ever done, and the armor plates shifted under her in a regular swinging rhythm.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman