%0 Journal Article
%A Ruiz Pérez, Javier
%A Tejero López, Rosa
%T Estimation of heat sources in planetary crusts from isotherm depth, surface heat flow, and crustal thickness
%D 2002
%@ 0167-9295
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/56771
%X The depth to an isotherm provides clues on the intensity of heat sources within a planetarycrust. In this work, we show that the depth to an isotherm and crustal thickness can be jointly usedto give an approximate estimation of the fraction of the surface heat flow that is being originatedfrom the crust of a terrestrial planet. Relationships between crustal heat generation rate and crustalthickness, and surface and mantle heat flow variations on a planet were also explored. The proposedmethodology may serve to improve present descriptions of the crustal temperature-depth profiles ofterrestrial planets, and may also provide information on chemical and thermal evolution.
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