Comments on the differentiation of icy satellites

Details Comments on the differentiation of icy satellites Comments on the differentiation of icy satellites

May 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984geoj...77..549c&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Journal (ISSN 0016-8009), vol. 77, May 1984, p. 549-557.

Physics

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Planets, Satellites, Icy Bodies, Differentiation, Gravity Effect, Energy, Structure, Composition, Size, Data, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Physical Properties, Density, Ice, Methane, Water, Ammonia

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The arguments of a previous paper by Cole are applied to the study of the internal constitution of the icy satellites of the major planets supposed composed of a mixture of rock and ice. The conditions are considered for differentiation with gravitation as the source of energy. It is found on this basis that the largest satellites could be entirely differentiated whereas the smallest ones are unlikely to be if the initial structure were a homogeneous mixture of materials. Satellites of intermediate size could be partially differentiated. Numerical estimates of the internal structures are given.

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