Rocky bodies must possess specific thermal and compositional properties to exhibit plate tectonics
Geodynamic modeling and geological data confirm that the initiation and maintenance of plate tectonics depend heavily on a planet's internal thermal state, composition, and rheological properties.
Papers 3, 5, and 8 explicitly discuss how factors like thermal state, rheology, lithospheric thickness, and composition dictate whether a rocky planet develops and sustains plate tectonics. No papers refute this fundamental geodynamic principle.
O'Neill C, Turner S, Rushmer T. The inception of plate tectonics: a record of failure.. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2017.0414
Indicates that subduction and plate tectonics are sensitive to specific system parameters such as thermal state and rheology.
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Sun G, Liu S, Cawood PA, Tang M, van Hunen J, Gao L, Hu Y, Hu F. Thermal state and evolving geodynamic regimes of the Meso- to Neoarchean North China Craton.. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24139-z
Demonstrates that changing geodynamic regimes and mantle thermal states are tied to the onset of plate tectonics.
Gouiza M, Naliboff J. Rheological inheritance controls the formation of segmented rifted margins in cratonic lithosphere.. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24945-5
Shows that variations in initial crustal and lithospheric thickness, composition, and rheology directly control tectonic and rifting behavior.
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