The compressional- and shear-wave velocities of Apollo 14 lunar rocks 14311,50 and 14313,27 as functions of pressure up to 10 kb and the thermal diffusivity of sample 14311,50 over the temperature range 100 to 550 K have been measured. Both samples 14311 and 14313 are polymict fragmental rocks. The overall elastic and anelastic behavior of the Apollo 14 samples are similar to those of Apollo 11 and 12 samples; low velocity and low Q at pressures below 1 kb and rapid increase of velocity and Q with pressure are also typical of the Apollo 14 rocks. The available data of P- and S-wave velocities of lunar rocks show that Birch's law holds for the lunar rocks. The thermal diffusivity of a lunar rock in vacuum is found to be significantly lower than that in air at one atmospheric pressure.


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    Title :

    Elastic wave velocities and thermal diffusivities of Apollo 14 rocks.


    Contributors:
    Mizutani, H. (author) / Fujii, N. (author) / Hamano, Y. (author) / Osako, M. (author)

    Conference:

    Lunar Science Conference ; 1972 ; Houston, TX


    Publication date :

    1972-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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