Highlights-Density of liquid Fe-S alloys has been measured under high pressure as a function of temperature by in situ X-ray diffraction in multi-anvil press.-Thermal expansion of liquid Fe-S alloys has been determined up to 7 GPa and 2200 K.-Top-down crystallization is the most likely scenario for Fe-FeS cores of planetesimals and small planets.
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