Massive Ice Avalanches on Iapetus, and the Mechanism of Friction Reduction in Long-Runout Landslides

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Mar 2012

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43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held March 19–23, 2012 at The Woodlands, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1659, id.2823

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We report numerous long-runout landslides on Iapetus, and its extremely
cold, airless surface provides an excellent control on landslide
friction reduction compared with Earth and Mars, as there is little role
for either trapped air or groundwater.

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