Electrical resistivity of Fe and Fe-P system at 5 GPa with implications for the Moon’s core conductivity and dynamo

Published: 23 March 2021| Version 2 | DOI: 10.17632/3svnh2n84r.2
Contributors:
Yuan Yin, Lin Wang, Shuangmeng Zhai, Yingwei Fei

Description

These data are our original measured resistivity data during all experiments. Our data show that small amounts of light elements (e.g. phosphorus) in the lunar core have no significant impact on the core’s thermal conductivity. Also, the result implies that the high-intensity magnetic field era of the lunar dynamo driven by thermal convection perhaps ended before 3.60-3.85 Ga.

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Institutions

  • Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences

Categories

Physical Property of Minerals, Planetary Science, Thermal Conductivity

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