Long term and 'diurnal' tidal stresses on Europa

Details Long term and 'diurnal' tidal stresses on Europa Long term and 'diurnal' tidal stresses on Europa

Mar 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997lpi....28..457g&link_type=abstract

Conference Paper, 28th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, p. 457.

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Europa, Satellite Surfaces, Tectonics, Satellite Imagery, Stress Distribution, Planetary Geology, Tides, Long Term Effects, Galileo Spacecraft, Diurnal Variations

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The complex superimposed patterns of tectonic features on Europa, first revealed by Voyager and now at higher resolution by Galileo, may be due to global stress patterns generated by tidal flexing. The tidal potential due to Jupiter has several Fourier components, whose time variations relative to the body induce stress. The dissipative response lags of these components allow torque to be imposed on Europa's rotation, possibly keeping it non-synchronous, which in turn can grossly affect tidal strain. Various kinds of tidal stresses operating over widely different time scales on Europa are discussed in this paper. An understanding of these possible tidal stress patterns is required for interpreting geological patterns observed on Europa's surface.

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