Duration and extent of lunar volcanism: Comparison of 3D convection models to mare basalt ages

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 784-796

  Ziethe, Ruth ^a   Seiferlin, K ^b   Hiesinger, H ^c  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basalt ages; Lunar crust; Lunar volcanism; Mantle convection; Numerical modelling; Thermal evolution

Indexed keywords

BASALT; NUMERICAL MODELS; VOLCANOES;

CONVECTION MODEL; INSULATING LAYERS; LUNAR CRUSTS; LUNAR VOLCANISM; MANTLE CONVECTION; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMAL REGIMES; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

MOON;

EID: 67349224687     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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