On the cooling of the moon by solid convection

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Mar 1975

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975moon...12..361c&link_type=abstract

The Moon, vol. 12, Mar. 1975, p. 361-368.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Models, Convective Heat Transfer, Lunar Evolution, Heat Flux, Lunar Seismographs, Temperature Distribution, Temperature Effects

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If a molten, or partially molten, lunar core exists at present, constraints would be placed on the viscosity of the solid mantle and the distribution of radioactive heat sources. Models in which the heat sources have been concentrated near the surface would rapidly solidify if the effective viscosity did not exceed 10 to the 22nd power sq cm/sec. Retention of most of the heat sources throughout the mantle would permit present day solid convection to occur without cooling the core.

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