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Thermal Gradients in the Outer Lunar Layers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2017

J. A. Bastin ,
S. J. Pandya  and
D. A. Upson
J. A. Bastin
Affiliation:
Queen Mary College, University of London, England
S. J. Pandya
Affiliation:
Queen Mary College, University of London, England
D. A. Upson
Affiliation:
Queen Mary College, University of London, England

Abstract

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During the next Apollo mission Apollo 15, it is planned to fix thermocouples at various depths up to 3 m below the lunar surface. It seems likely that the resulting temperature measurements will show a positive temperature differential with depth resulting from a net outward heat flux. It is the purpose of this paper to examine experiments already carried out which indicate a temperature gradient. Since the thermal flux is of direct importance in fundamental problems of lunar origin and the nature of the lunar interior, the relation between this quantity and the temperature gradient will be examined.

Type
Part II: Scientific Papers
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 47: The Moon , 1972 , pp. 372 - 376
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1972 

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