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Lunar Love Numbers and the Deep Lunar Interior

Authors :
Williams, J. G
Boggs, D. H
Ratcliff, J. T
Dickey, J. O
Source :
Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII.
Publication Year :
2002
Publisher :
United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2002.

Abstract

Observationally determined values of the Love number k2 are larger than existing models of the lunar interior predict. The region between the deep moonquakes and core may be a low velocity zone from a partial melt. Additional information is contained in the original extended abstract.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
NASA Technical Reports
Journal :
Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsnas.20020046557
Document Type :
Report