Interior Structures of the Icy Satellites and of Pluto

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Mar 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984qjras..25...19c&link_type=abstract

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 25, 19-27. Article.

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Planets, Satellites, Interiors, Structure, Icy Bodies, Pluto, Data, Composition, Physical Properties, Comparisons, Parameters, Giant Planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Radius, Mass, Density, Distance

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It is now recognized that water-ice, together with unknown other ices in smaller proportions, is a major mineral material for the construction of the satellites of the major planets. The rock/ice mixture is probably differentiated in the larger members and the rock itself could be separated into a ferrous core enclosed by a silicate mantle. A comparable differentiation of material is possible, though not necessary, in the smaller members. The satellites of Uranus might contain a greater proportion of rock than those of Saturn. If this proved to be the case one would be involved with matters relating to the early history of the Solar System.

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