KRC for The Moon

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By default, the temperature dependence of the thermal conductivity uses a Moon-like trend (k_style = "Moon").  
 
By default, the temperature dependence of the thermal conductivity uses a Moon-like trend (k_style = "Moon").  
  
For bodies where the duration of a day is significantly longer than the duration of an Earth day like the Moon, the local true solar time can be displayed both as a fraction of 24 (out.time):
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For bodies where the duration of a day is significantly longer than the duration of an Earth day like the Moon, the local true solar time can be displayed both as a fraction of 24 (out.time, see above example)...
 
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  out = krc(lat=0,INERTIA=45.,body="Moon",ALBEDO=.12,LKofT="F")
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  plot(out.tsurf[,1,1],xaxis=out.time)
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[[Image:Moon_2.png|800px]]
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...or as a delta Julian Date since the local midnight (out.deltaJD):
 
...or as a delta Julian Date since the local midnight (out.deltaJD):
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[[Image:Moon_3.png|800px]]
 
[[Image:Moon_3.png|800px]]
  
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== Defining a Date ==
  
 
Seasons can be defined as Ls (ls), Julian Date (JD), and Gregorian Date (GD):
 
Seasons can be defined as Ls (ls), Julian Date (JD), and Gregorian Date (GD):

Latest revision as of 15:56, 10 April 2020

Set body = "Moon" to calculate temperatures on the Moon:

out = krc(lat=0,INERTIA=45.,body="Moon",ALBEDO=.12,LKofT="F",ls=0.)

Moon 1.png

Note: KRC for the Moon has not been formally validated.

By default, the temperature dependence of the thermal conductivity uses a Moon-like trend (k_style = "Moon").

For bodies where the duration of a day is significantly longer than the duration of an Earth day like the Moon, the local true solar time can be displayed both as a fraction of 24 (out.time, see above example)...

...or as a delta Julian Date since the local midnight (out.deltaJD):

 plot(out.tsurf[,1,1],xaxis=out.deltaJD[,1,1])

Moon 3.png

[edit] Defining a Date

Seasons can be defined as Ls (ls), Julian Date (JD), and Gregorian Date (GD):

 OUT = krc(body="Moon",lat=25.,ls=90.)

For a specific Gregorian Date, GD (currently ranging from 1990-Jan-01 to 2040-Jan-01), the format is ????-Mmm-DD, with Mmm:Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec;

 OUT = krc(body="Moon",lat=12.,GD="2010-Jan-05")

or a specific Julian Date JD:

 OUT = krc(body="Moon",lat=12.,JD=2455201)

Note: the possibility to specify the date with GD is only currently available for Mars, the Moon, Bennu, and Europa.

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