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Fig. 7 | Progress in Earth and Planetary Science

Fig. 7

From: Iron snow, crystal floats, and inner-core growth: modes of core solidification and implications for dynamos in terrestrial planets and moons

Fig. 7

Thermochemical evolution of Mercury. Representative a time evolution of mantle temperature and CMB temperature; b time evolution of the planetary radius change caused by thermal expansion/contraction of the mantle and core (solid line), mantle differentiation (dashed line), and sum of the two contributions (dash-dotted line); c time evolution of the surface heat flux (solid line), mantle heat flux (dash-dotted line), and core heat flux (dashed line); d time evolution of the thickness of the secondary crust (dashed line), the stagnant lid (solid line), and the region where partial melting occurs (shaded gray). Figure adapted from Tosi et al. (2013)

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