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Mar 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977rspta.285..463m&link_type=abstract

(Royal Society, Discussion on the Moon - A New Appraisal from Space Missions and Laboratory Analyses, London, England, June 9-12

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Isostasy, Lunar Crust, Melting Points, Seismic Waves, Temperature Effects, Viscosity, Astronomical Models, Convection, Geology, Lunar Surface, Moonquakes, Q Values, Selenology

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Viscosity values as estimated from isostatic processes and from temperature and melting point-depth relations show that the moon's outer layers are much more viscous than any geologic region on earth. These high eta-values are responsible for the survival of the very old lunar landscape. At depths below 500 km eta-values increase and permit a limited convection. Moonquakes around 800 km depth seem to be connected with a limited range of viscosity values. A tentative relation between viscosity and seismic Q-values is presented.

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