Title: The evolution of the Moon and the terrestrial planets.
Abstract: The thermal evolutions of the Moon, Mars, Venus, and Mercury were calculated theoretically starting from cosmochemical condensation models. An assortment of geological, geochemical, and geophysical data were used to constrain both the present day temperature 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.
Publication Year: 1977
Publication Date: 1977-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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