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Scientific paper
Jan 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978icar...33....3s&link_type=abstract
Icarus, vol. 33, Jan. 1978, p. 3-12.
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Compressibility Effects, Earth (Planet), Kinetic Heating, Planetary Evolution, Planetary Temperature, Astronomical Models, Earth Planetary Structure, Heat Transfer, Impact Damage, Mass Distribution, Terrestrial Planets, Meteoroid Impacts, Thermal Conductivity, Earth, Temperatures, Accretion, Planets, Radioactivity, Thermal Properties, Conductivity, Evolution, Origin, Heat Sources, Temperature Distribution, Thermal History
Scientific paper
The possibility that the earth was heated by the accretion of smaller bodies during the period of its formation is investigated. A simple conductivity equation for a spherically symmetrical body is presented. The equation is solved on the basis of known parameters for impacts of bodies, material compression, and radioactivity. Attention is given to studies of impact craters on other terrestrial planets. A model is developed, in which the early earth eventually accumulates enough mass to allow the gravity-driven melting of an upper layer a few hundreds of kilometers thick.
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