Internal heating, the Glossary
Internal heat is the heat source from the interior of celestial objects, such as stars, brown dwarfs, planets, moons, dwarf planets, and (in the early history of the Solar System) even asteroids such as Vesta, resulting from contraction caused by gravity (the Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism), nuclear fusion, tidal heating, core solidification (heat of fusion released as molten core material solidifies), and radioactive decay.[1]
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56 relations: Aluminium-26, Asteroid, Astronomical object, Black hole, Brown dwarf, Carbon, Chemical element, Cryovolcano, Deuterium, Dwarf planet, Earth, Effective temperature, Enceladus, Enthalpy of fusion, Geological history of Mars, Giant planet, Gravity, Half-life, Hawking radiation, Heat, Helium, Hot Jupiter, Hydrogen, Iron, Jupiter, Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism, Lithium, Mars, Mass, Mercury (planet), Mercury's magnetic field, Moon, Natural satellite, Neutron star, Nickel, Nuclear fusion, Oxygen, Planet, Plate tectonics, Radioactive decay, Radionuclide, Solar System, Star, Stellar nucleosynthesis, Sun, Sunlight, Supernova, Tectonics, Terrestrial planet, Tidal heating, ... Expand index (6 more) »
Aluminium-26
Aluminium-26 (26Al, Al-26) is a radioactive isotope of the chemical element aluminium, decaying by either positron emission or electron capture to stable magnesium-26.
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Asteroid
An asteroid is a minor planet—an object that is neither a true planet nor an identified comet— that orbits within the inner Solar System.
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Astronomical object
An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly body is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists within the observable universe.
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Black hole
A black hole is a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light and other electromagnetic waves, is capable of possessing enough energy to escape it.
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Brown dwarf
Brown dwarfs are substellar objects that have more mass than the biggest gas giant planets, but less than the least massive main-sequence stars.
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Carbon
Carbon is a chemical element; it has symbol C and atomic number 6.
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Chemical element
A chemical element is a chemical substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical reactions.
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Cryovolcano
A cryovolcano (sometimes informally referred to as an ice volcano) is a type of volcano that erupts gases and volatile material such as liquid water, ammonia, and hydrocarbons.
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Deuterium
Deuterium (hydrogen-2, symbol H or D, also known as heavy hydrogen) is one of two stable isotopes of hydrogen (the other is protium, or hydrogen-1).
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Dwarf planet
A dwarf planet is a small planetary-mass object that is in direct orbit around the Sun, massive enough to be gravitationally rounded, but insufficient to achieve orbital dominance like the eight classical planets of the Solar System.
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Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.
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Effective temperature
The effective temperature of a body such as a star or planet is the temperature of a black body that would emit the same total amount of electromagnetic radiation. Internal heating and effective temperature are planetary science.
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Enceladus
Enceladus is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn and the 19th-largest in the Solar System.
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Enthalpy of fusion
In thermodynamics, the enthalpy of fusion of a substance, also known as (latent) heat of fusion, is the change in its enthalpy resulting from providing energy, typically heat, to a specific quantity of the substance to change its state from a solid to a liquid, at constant pressure.
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Geological history of Mars
The geological history of Mars follows the physical evolution of Mars as substantiated by observations, indirect and direct measurements, and various inference techniques.
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Giant planet
A giant planet, sometimes referred to as a jovian planet (Jove being another name for the Roman god Jupiter), is a diverse type of planet much larger than Earth.
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Gravity
In physics, gravity is a fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things that have mass.
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Half-life
Half-life (symbol) is the time required for a quantity (of substance) to reduce to half of its initial value.
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Hawking radiation
Hawking radiation is the theoretical thermal black-body radiation released outside a black hole's event horizon.
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Heat
In thermodynamics, heat is the thermal energy transferred between systems due to a temperature difference. Internal heating and heat are thermodynamics.
Helium
Helium (from lit) is a chemical element; it has symbol He and atomic number 2.
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Hot Jupiter
Hot Jupiters (sometimes called hot Saturns) are a class of gas giant exoplanets that are inferred to be physically similar to Jupiter but that have very short orbital periods (.
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Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol H and atomic number 1.
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Iron
Iron is a chemical element.
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
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Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism
The Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism is an astronomical process that occurs when the surface of a star or a planet cools.
See Internal heating and Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism
Lithium
Lithium is a chemical element; it has symbol Li and atomic number 3.
See Internal heating and Lithium
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
Mass
Mass is an intrinsic property of a body.
Mercury (planet)
Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System.
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Mercury's magnetic field
Mercury's magnetic field is approximately a magnetic dipole (meaning the field has only two magnetic poles) apparently global, on planet Mercury.
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Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.
Natural satellite
A natural satellite is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or small Solar System body (or sometimes another natural satellite).
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Neutron star
A neutron star is the collapsed core of a massive supergiant star.
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Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28.
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Nuclear fusion
Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei, usually deuterium and tritium (hydrogen isotopes), combine to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles (neutrons or protons).
See Internal heating and Nuclear fusion
Oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.
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Planet
A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is generally required to be in orbit around a star, stellar remnant, or brown dwarf, and is not one itself. Internal heating and planet are planetary science.
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Plate tectonics
Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since 3–4 billion years ago.
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Radioactive decay
Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay, radioactivity, radioactive disintegration, or nuclear disintegration) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation.
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Radionuclide
A radionuclide (radioactive nuclide, radioisotope or radioactive isotope) is a nuclide that has excess numbers of either neutrons or protons, giving it excess nuclear energy, and making it unstable.
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Solar System
The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies. Internal heating and Solar System are planetary science.
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Star
A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity.
Stellar nucleosynthesis
In astrophysics, stellar nucleosynthesis is the creation of chemical elements by nuclear fusion reactions within stars.
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Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.
Sunlight
Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light.
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Supernova
A supernova (supernovae or supernovas) is a powerful and luminous explosion of a star.
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Tectonics
Tectonics are the processes that result in the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time.
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Terrestrial planet
A terrestrial planet, telluric planet, or rocky planet, is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate, rocks or metals.
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Tidal heating
Tidal heating (also known as tidal working or tidal flexing) occurs through the tidal friction processes: orbital and rotational energy is dissipated as heat in either (or both) the surface ocean or interior of a planet or satellite. Internal heating and tidal heating are planetary science.
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Volcanism
Volcanism, vulcanism, volcanicity, or volcanic activity is the phenomenon where solids, liquids, gases, and their mixtures erupt to the surface of a solid-surface astronomical body such as a planet or a moon.
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Volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
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Weather
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.
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White dwarf
A white dwarf is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter.
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Wind
Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface.
4 Vesta
Vesta (minor-planet designation: 4 Vesta) is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of.
See Internal heating and 4 Vesta
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_heating
Also known as Internal heat.