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The Moon's temperature after formation was around 1000°C.
“There is now considerable evidence (see Solomon & Toksoz 1973) that the Moon's temperature was in the region of 1OOO”
From Speculations on the Thermal and Tectonic History of the Earth (2007) · cites this paper as Solomon & Toksoz 1973
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- Authors
- Solomon, S. C., & Nafi Toksöz, M.
- Affiliations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- ORCID
- Solomon, Sean C.
- Venue
- Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1973-04
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 15-38
- ISSN
- 0031-9201 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2072506994
- Cited by
- 48
- References
- 86
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 9.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Planetary Science and Exploration
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Keywords
- lunar interior, lunar thermal evolution, lunar differentiation, lunar mascons, lunar heat flow, lunar core, lunar accretion
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