Their results suggest 55 Cancri e is largely composed of carbon (in the form of graphite and diamond), iron, silicon carbide, and, potentially, silicates.

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Scientists speculate that the silicates stuck to the mantle might also be caught up in mantle convection and carried to the surface, accounting for reports of core material in lava erupting from hot, spot plumes, like those under Hawaii.

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