Neutral buoyancy of titanium-rich melts in the deep lunar interior

M. van Kan - Parker; C. Sanloup; N. Sator; B. Guillot; E.J. Tronche; J.P. Perrillat; M. Mezouar; N. Rai; W. van Westrenen

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Neutral buoyancy of titanium-rich melts in the deep lunar interior

M. van Kan - Parker
, C. Sanloup
, N. Sator
, B. Guillot
, E.J. Tronche
, J.P. Perrillat
, M. Mezouar
, N. Rai
, W. van Westrenen

Geology and Geochemistry

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The absence of moonquakes originating deeper than about 1,100 km (ref.) implies that the lower mantle of the Moon could be partially molten. Up to 30% melt by volume has been estimated to exist between about 1,200 and 1,350 km depth

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	186-189
Journal	Nature Geoscience
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/NGEO1402
Publication status	Published - 2012

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