Dissipation at tidal and seismic frequencies in a melt-free Moon by Francis Nimmo and others 2026-10-25
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Journal of Geophysical Research 117, E09005. Tests solid-state anelasticity against lunar dissipation and Love numbers; mantle melt is not required by every constraint, but the model has a tidal frequency-dependence discrepancy.
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Francis Nimmo Created 2026-10-25 Updated 2026-11-05
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Francis Nimmo coauthored models connecting the Moon's thermal structure with its tidal and seismic energy dissipation. Melt-free models matched several amplitudes but predicted the wrong sign for the measured tidal frequency dependence.[ref]
The discrepancy makes frequency dependence an additional test beyond fitting one observed response.
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