Thermal evolution of the Martian core: Implications for an early dynamo

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-100

  Williams, John Pierre ^a   Nimmo, Francis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core; Dynamos; Mars; Plate tectonics; Potassium; Thermal evolution

Indexed keywords

MANTLE; MARTIAN CORE;

HEAT FLUX; PLANETS; SOLIDIFICATION; TECTONICS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

CORE (PLANETARY); GEODYNAMO; MARS; PLANETARY ROTATION; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 1542349866     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G19975.1     Document Type: Article

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