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convection

[kuhn-vek-shuhn] / kənˈvɛk ʃən /


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They showed that the impact not only dug deep into the lunar crust and possibly the mantle but also released enough heat to drive convection within the Moon's interior.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

These included massive convection cells, clouds of dust, magnetic activity, and the potential influence of a hidden companion.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

Mantle convection: The slow, heat-driven movement of material within Earth's mantle that transports energy from the interior toward the surface.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

Plasma convection -- the large-scale flow of charged particles within the magnetosphere -- drives many dynamic space phenomena.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025

One way to make a living under these conditions is to reproduce before you are fried and hope that convection will carry some of your offspring to the higher and cooler layers of the atmosphere.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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