Accession Number:
AD0689040
Title:
LUNAR THERMAL ANOMALIES AND INTERNAL HEATING,
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Corporate Author:
BOEING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH LABS SEATTLE WASH GEO-ASTRO PHYSICS LAB
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Report Date:
1969-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
25.0
Abstract:
The evidence for the existence of the so-called linear thermal anomaly recently reported on the western margin of Mare Humorum is examined critically and rejected. Whether the anomalous cooling of Mare Humorum considered as a whole can be caused by internal heating is also rejected on the basis of 1 the measured temperature differential compared to the environs observed during the lunar day, 2 the required temperature gradient, and 3 energy considerations compared to terrestrial heat flow. It is concluded that it is extremely doubtful that any of the observed hot spots are caused by internal heating. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Astronomy