Duration and extent of lunar volcanism: Comparison of 3D convection models to mare basalt ages

The Longevity of Lunar Volcanism: Implic

The Longevity of Lunar Volcanism: Implications of Thermal Evolution Calculations with 2D and 3D Mantle Convection Models

✍ T. Spohn; W. Konrad; D. Breuer; R. Ziethe 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 224 KB

Lunar volcanism, as is generally accepted, started well before the emplacement of the mare fill at 3.1-3.9 Ga b.p. and likely extended well into the Eratosthenian (3.1-1.1 Ga b.p.). The early volcanism is relatively easily understood. The extension of the activity to, possibly, 1.5 Ga b.p., albeit a