Apollo lunar heat flow experiment revisited: A critical reassessment of the in situ thermal conductivity determination

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Grott, M ^a   Knollenberg, J ^a   Krause, C ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT FLOW; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LUNAR CRUST; MOON; REGOLITH; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 78649515414     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003612     Document Type: Article

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