Sentences with phrase «by cosmic rays shattering»
Some of these light - element nuclei also might be produced by cosmic rays shattering atoms of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and other elements in the interstellar medium.
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«The surface of Mars, the surface of Earth, and basically all surfaces in the solar system are being bombarded by cosmic rays,» explains Farley, and when these rays — very high - energy protons — blast into an atom, the atom's nucleus shatters, creating isotopes of other elements.