Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1974
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974p%26ss...22.1691j&link_type=abstract
Planetary and Space Science, vol. 22, Dec. 1974, p. 1691-1701.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Astronomical Models, Electrical Resistivity, Lunar Composition, Lunar Temperature, Radioactive Materials, Thermal Stability, Heat Flux, Lunar Evolution, Lunar Seismographs, Seismology, Temperature Profiles
Scientific paper
The moon is represented as an inhomogeneous spherical body in a steady thermal state. Radioactive heat sources are assumed to be distributed in a manner which is consistent both with the total measured heat flux near the surface and with the broad seismic evidence. Surface concentrations of uranium and thorium are those suggested by the study of Apollo 11 samples. The resultant internal temperature profile allows the details of Sonett's electrical conductivity profile to be understood if it is accepted that the moon was not cold 4.5 b.y. ago. It would appear further that at least one of the maria was formed by the impact of planetesimals.
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