Physics – Geophysics
Scientific paper
Jun 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991pggp.rept..177p&link_type=abstract
In NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program, 1990 p 177-178 (SEE N92-10728 01-91)
Physics
Geophysics
Continuums, Igneous Rocks, Lunar Evolution, Maria, Moon, Volcanology, Basalt, Estimating, Heating, Heterogeneity, Highlands, Hypotheses, Magnetic Variations
Scientific paper
A scenario for the formation of the Moon is advanced and is argued to be consistent with both known data and the leading hypothesis regarding the formation of the Moon. It is concluded that, although the volume of mare basalts is estimated to be only 0.1 percent of the lunar total, this value should not be taken to represent the amount of partial melt produced within the lunar interior, nor should the mare basalts be viewed as representing the only products of internal heating. The actual amount of magnetic activity is certain to be substantially larger, but cannot be estimated without a global assessment of lunar highland heterogeneity and the character, scale, and abundance of lunar plutons.
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