Tidal heating in the lunar magma ocean for an old Moon maintains a stable partially molten state for over 150 Myr before rapid collapse compresses late-stage solidification to ~4.35 Ga, decoupling formation from sample ages and predicting nearside-farside asymmetry.
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Tidal Heating of the Lunar Magma Ocean: Reconciling an Old Moon with a Young Solidification
Tidal heating in the lunar magma ocean for an old Moon maintains a stable partially molten state for over 150 Myr before rapid collapse compresses late-stage solidification to ~4.35 Ga, decoupling formation from sample ages and predicting nearside-farside asymmetry.