Abstract
Magma oceans are a common result of the high degree of heating that occurs during planet formation. It is thought that almost all of the large rocky bodies in the Solar System went through at least one magma ocean phase. In this paper, we review some of the ways in which magma ocean models for the Earth, Moon and Mars match present-day observations of mantle reservoirs, internal structure and primordial crusts, and then we present new calculations for the oxidation state of the mantle produced during the magma ocean phase. The crystallization of magma oceans probably leads to a massive mantle overturn that may set up a stably stratified mantle. This may lead to significant delays or total prevention of plate tectonics on some planets. We review recent models that may help alleviate the mantle stability issue and lead to earlier onset of plate tectonics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 20180109 |
Journal | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences |
Volume | 376 |
Issue number | 2132 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 13 2018 |
Keywords
- Accretion
- Differentiation
- Magma oceans
- Planet formation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics(all)
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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Schaefer, L. (Creator), Elkins-Tanton, L. (Creator) & Schaefer, L. (Creator), figshare Academic Research System, 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4201838.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_Magma_oceans_as_a_critical_stage_in_the_tectonic_development_of_rocky_planets_/4201838/1
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Schaefer, L. (Creator), Elkins-Tanton, L. (Creator) & Schaefer, L. (Creator), Figshare, 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6978956, https://rs.figshare.com/articles/Figure_2_data_from_Magma_oceans_as_a_critical_stage_in_the_tectonic_development_of_rocky_planets/6978956
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