Recalescence in Silicate Melts: Applications to Circumstellar Dust Grains, Lava Fountains, and Lava Flows
Abstract
Rapidly crystallizing silicate melts can release latent heat so rapidly that they spontaneously heat up — we have documented local heating exceeding 160˚C in experiments. We apply the result to dust grains and chondrules, lava fountains, and flows.
- Publication:
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52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021LPI....52.1776W