The Thermal Structure and Evolution of the Moon: Apollo Heat Flow Results, Unresolved Questions, and Future Measurement Objectives
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Unresolved Questions, and Future Measurement Objectives Walter S. Kiefer, Shaopeng Huang, Clive Neal, and Mark Wieczorek. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston TX 77058, [email protected], Dept. Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109, Dept. Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN 46556, Institute de Physique du Globe de Paris, Paris France.
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