Planetary Interiors: General Principles
Surface
Heat Flow
- Surface heat flow (measurable by infrared
techniques) reveals information on internal heat sources (e.g., molten interiors,
radioactive material)
Composition
of Neighboring Planets and Meteorites
- Condensation sequence of minerals can
suggest the likely internal composition of an object
Drilling
and Direct Sampling
- Drilling (on the Earth!)
reveals the structure/composition down to several kilometers.
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