Using the same diameter convention and viscosity estimate,
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Geometrical factors omitted in the scaling do not affect the conclusion: inertia is negligible. Convective inertia is smaller still by the small relief-to-wavelength ratio. Mantle creep is extremely slow despite the large length scale.

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