• DOI:10.1130/G19975.1
Corpus ID: 40968487

Thermal evolution of the Martian core: Implications for an early dynamo

@article{Williams2004ThermalEO,
  title={Thermal evolution of the Martian core: Implications for an early dynamo},
  author={J. Williams and F. Nimmo},
  journal={Geology},
  year={2004},
  volume={32},
  pages={97-100}
}

J. Williams, F. Nimmo

Published 2004

Geology

Geology

Mars is thought to have possessed a dynamo that ceased ;0.5 b.y. after the formation of the planet. A possible, but ad hoc, explanation is an early episode of plate tectonics, which drove core convection by rapid cooling of the mantle. We present an alternative explanation: that the Martian core was initially hotter than the mantle after core formation, providing an initial high heat flux out of the core. A core initially 150 K hotter than the mantle can explain the early dynamo without… CONTINUE READING

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