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The paper's Bayesian inference reports at least about 75% pebble-accreted protoplanet contribution and up to about 25% Vesta-like planetesimal material for bulk silicate Earth. DIRECT_TEXT

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Using Bayesian inference, we find that bulk silicate Earth is best reproduced by ≳75% contribution from two protoplanets formed via pebble accretion, supplemented by up to ~25% material from planetesimals that are compositionally akin to the asteroid Vesta.