Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1774613 | Icarus | 2011 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The large impacts affected mantle dynamics and the core dynamo of Mars, Mercury, and the Moon. ⺠Impact heating is determined using Watters et al. (2009) Foundering model. ⺠The impacts that created the largest basins on the planets triggered vigorous mantle convection. ⺠The impacts crippled the core dynamos of the planets for about 17, 4.5 and 4.6 Myr, respectively.
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Authors
Jafar Arkani-Hamed, Abdolreza Ghods,