Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Apr 1974
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974map..confr...4t&link_type=abstract
Presented at the Sov.-Am. Conf. on the Cosmochem. of the Moon and Planets, Moscow, 4-8 Jun. 1974
Mathematics
Logic
Lunar Evolution, Planetary Evolution, Astronomical Models, Cosmology, Earth (Planet), Lunar Crust, Mars (Planet), Mercury (Planet), Moon, Venus (Planet)
Scientific paper
The thermal evolutions of the Moon, Mars, Venus and Mercury are calculated theoretically starting from cosmochemical condensation models. An assortment of geological, geochemical and geophysical data are used to constrain both the present day temperatures and the thermal histories of the planets' interiors. Such data imply that the planets were heated during or shortly after formation and that all the terrestrial planets started their differentiations early in their history. The moon, smallest in size, is characterized as a differentiated body with a crust, a thick solid mantle and an interior region which may be partially molten. Mars, intermediate in size, is assumed to have differentiated an Fe-FeS core. Venus is characterized as a planet not unlike the earth in many respects. Core formation has occurred probably during the first billion years after the formation. Mercury, which probably has a large core, may have a 500 km thick solid lithosphere and a partially molten core if it is assumed that some heat sources exist in the core.
Johnston David H.
Toksoez M. N.
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