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Solid state convection models of lunar internal temperatureThermal models of the Moon were made which include cooling by subsolidus creep and consideration of the creep behavior of geologic material. Measurements from the Apollo program on seismic velocities, electrical conductivity of the Moon's interior, and heat flux at two locations were used in the calculations. Estimates of 1500 to 1600 K were calculated for the temperature, and one sextillion to ten sextillion sq cm/sec were calcualted for the viscosity of the deep lunar interior.
Document ID
19750019919
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Schubert, G.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Young, R. E.
(Calif. Univ. Los Angeles, United States)
Cassen, P.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
May 15, 1975
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-X-72441
Report Number: NASA-TM-X-72441
Accession Number
75N27991
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-05-007-002
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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