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Having considered the bearing of the theory of hydrostatic equilibrium on internal structure of the Moon, and compared its consequences with available observations, let us turn now to investigate the conclusions which can be drawn from an application, to the Moon’s interior, of the principle of the conservation of energy in so far as the internal temperature in lunar interior is concerned.
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© 1969 D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland
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Kopal, Z. (1969). Thermal History of the Moon. In: The Moon. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3408-1_9
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