Thermal instabilities and the formation of lunar maria

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 01 Sep 1973 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:The Moon, volume 8, pages 335-339 (issn: 0027-0903, eissn: 1573-0794,

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Authors: J. A. Bastin;

doi: 10.1007/bf00581727

Thermal instabilities and the formation of lunar maria

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A model is discussed for a possible type of thermal instability in the outer layers of the Moon. An estimate is made for the temperature differential driving the instability. It is suggested that such an instability may have been involved in the formation of the lunar maria.

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