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Time to Solidify an Ocean of Magma

Time to Solidify an Ocean of Magma. The Moon melted when it formed. How long did it take this ocean of magma to solidify?. Time to Solidify an Ocean of Magma. Magma ocean cooling began soon after lunar formation.

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Time to Solidify an Ocean of Magma

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  1. Time to Solidify an Ocean of Magma The Moon melted when it formed. How long did it take this ocean of magma to solidify? http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Mar09/magmaOceanSolidification.html

  2. Time to Solidify an Ocean of Magma Magma ocean cooling began soon after lunar formation. Measurements of Sm-Nd and W isotopes indicate lunar formation occurred 4.517 billion years ago. Aftermath of the giant impact: Rapid, hot formation of the Moon. http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Mar09/magmaOceanSolidification.html

  3. Time to Solidify an Ocean of Magma Rock 72215 collected at Apollo 17 site. A single zircon in 72215 shows a range of ages. The oldest cluster at 4.417 billion years. This is 100 million years after Moon magma ocean began to crystallize. http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Mar09/magmaOceanSolidification.html

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