The constraints that any plausible thermal model of the moon should fulfill are reviewed, and the shortcomings exhibited by models so far proposed are pointed out. A model satisfying the constraints is suggested. It involves a giant impact on the temperature distribution of the moon.
On the thermal history of the moon
The Moon ; 6
1973-04-01
Sonstige
Keine Angabe
Englisch
AIAA | 1972
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NTRS | 1977
|Riddles about the origin and thermal history of the moon
NTRS | 1977
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Online Contents | 1999
|Origin and history of the moon
NTRS | 1969
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