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Kopal, Z.

Publications and source records attributed to Kopal, Z..

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CONVECTION IN PLANETARY INTERIORS

Formulation of linearized equations safeguarding the conservation of mass, energy and momentum of viscous flow inside a fluid sphere, and application to the problem of convection in planetary interiors

VISCOUS FLOW

GRAVITATIONAL HEATING OF THE MOON

Gravitational heating of the moon, demonstrating that radiogenic heat is not the only source capable of raising the internal temperature of its interior to 1000 degrees k or more

TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT

INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE MOON

Lunar chemical composition, hydrostatic equilibrium, thermal history and material evaporation are considered in a study of the internal structure of the moon

GEOASTROPHYSICS