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A model for the thermal and chemical evolution of the Moon's interior: implications for the onset of mare volcanism
- P. Hess, E. Parmentier
- Geology
- 1 September 1995
Crystallization of the lunar magma ocean creates a chemically stratified Moon consisting of an anorthositic crust and magma ocean cumulates overlying the primitive lunar interior. Within the magma… Expand
Thermal and Magmatic Evolution of the Moon
- C. Shearer, P. Hess, +13 authors U. Wiechert
- Geology
- 2006
As with all science, our continually developing concepts of lunar evolution are firmly tied to both new types of observations and the integration of these observations to the known pool of data. This… Expand
Possible formation of ancient crust on Mars through magma ocean processes
- L. Elkins-Tanton, P. Hess, E. Parmentier
- Geology
- 1 December 2005
[1] Models for Martian magma oceans of varying depths predict that decompression mantle melting, perhaps forming Mars' earliest crust, could occur during gravitationally driven solid-state overturn… Expand
Chapter 6. THERMODYNAMIC MIXING PROPERTIES AND THE STRUCTURE OF SILICATE MELTS
- P. Hess
- Materials Science
- 31 December 1995
The last lavas erupted during the main phase of the Siberian flood volcanic province: results from experimental petrology
The final lavas of the Siberian flood basalts are a ∼1,000 m thick section of meimechites, high-alkali, high-titanium, hydrous lavas that contrast sharply with the tholeiites that precede them. This… Expand
Geology and petrology of enormous volumes of impact melt on the Moon: A case study of the Orientale basin impact melt sea
- W. Vaughan, J. Head, L. Wilson, P. Hess
- Geology
- 1 April 2013
Abstract Lunar basin-forming impacts produce enormous volumes (>10 5 km 3 ) of impact melt. All known basin-forming impacts combined may produce ∼10 8 km 3 of impact melt, ∼1/20th the volume of the… Expand
Partition coefficients of Nb and Ta between rutile and anhydrous haplogranite melts
- Wen-Sheng Horng, P. Hess
- Chemistry
- 9 February 2000
Abstract Partition coefficients (D) for Nb and Ta between rutile and haplogranite melts in the K2O-Al2O3-SiO2 system have been measured as functions of the K2O/Al2O3 ratio, the concentrations of… Expand
Volcanism and volatile recycling on a one-plate planet: Applications to Venus
- L. Elkins-Tanton, S. Smrekar, P. Hess, E. Parmentier
- Geology
- 1 April 2007
[1] The surface of Venus displays volcanic features indicating eruption of lavas with a wide range of viscosities. We present numerical experiments showing that lithospheric gravitational… Expand
Lanthanides in silicate glasses: A vibrational spectroscopic study
- A. Ellison, P. Hess
- Geology
- 10 September 1990
Parallel- and perpendicular-polarized Raman and KBr pellet transmission IR spectra of quenched 10K2O-50SiO2-nR2O3 (R = La, Gd, Yb; n = 0, 1, 5, 10 mol) glasses are presented. Increasing lanthanide… Expand
Redox equilibria and the structural role of iron in alumino-silicate melts
- M. Dickenson, P. Hess
- Chemistry
- 1982
The relationship between the redox ratio Fe+2/(Fe+2+Fe+3) and the K2O/(K2O + Al2O3) ratio (K2O*) were experimentally investigated in silicate melts with 78 mol% SiO2 in the system… Expand