Thermal evolution of a thicker KREEP liquid layer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E11, 2001, Pages 28023-28032

  Hess, Paul C ^a   Parmentier, E M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUNAR CRUST; MAGMA; PETROGENESIS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 0035671929     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001416     Document Type: Article

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