Convective and Tectonic Plate Velocities in a Mixed Heating Mantle

Penetrative Superplumes in the Mantle of Large Super‐Earth Planets: A Possible Mechanism for Active Tectonics in the Massive Super‐Earths

“…As shown, the statistical behavior of the models (the average values) varies with temperature dependence of the viscosity and the internal heating rate. The geotherm plots show that higher values of the internal heating rates diminish the deep mantle layering (e.g., Lenardic et al., 2020; Moore, 2008; Sotin & Labrosse, 1999).…”