On the lunar dissipation law
Résumé
Our Moon is one of the most studied objects in the Solar system; we benefit from chemical, geophysical, and geodetical observations achieved by multiple Earth ground based telescopes and in situ missions. However, the dissipation law remains a puzzle because the power law determined through the Lunar Laser Ranging measurements [8], [9] has a slope of opposite sign to the one obtained in rheological models (e.g. [5]). Here, we explore causes of dissipation in the Moon to obtain a full agreement between LLR observations and rheological models.