Parameter Amount Units Ref Target Surface Temperature - TS 2998 K B40 MLunar Crust 6.40E+21 kg 1.B20 ∆HCrust Heating = CMMLC(TS – TMI) 1.94E+28 J Result Table 5 - Energy Requirements to Heat Crust Parameter Amount Units Ref Iron - ΤMelting 1811 K 5 Iron - ΤBoiling 3134 K 5 Iron - ΤB/TM 1.731 K/K Tungsten - ΤMelting 3695 K 9 Tungsten - ΤBoiling 6203 K 9 Tungsten - ΤB/TM 1.679 K/K Silicon Dioxide - ΤMelting 1976 K 10 Silicon Dioxide - ΤBoiling 2863 K 10 Silicon Dioxide - ΤB/TM 1.449 K/K Forsterite - ΤMelting 2163 K 11 Forsterite - ΤB/TM = TB/TM(SiO2) 1.449 K/K 11 Forsterite - ΤBoiling = TM(TB/TM) 3134 K Target - TS = [TB(SiO2) + TB(Mg2SiO4)]/2 2998 K Result Table 4 - Estimation of Lunar Lava Temperature STERNBERG Craters and cracks 2023 ICC 44
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