Internal structure and shape of Mimas

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Sep 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988icar...75..479r&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 75, Sept. 1988, p. 479-484.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Circular Orbits, Density Distribution, Mimas, Astronomical Models, Hydrostatics, Voyager Project

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The observed triaxial ellipsoid shape of Mimas, in conjunction with a mean density of 1137 kg/cu cm, is presently used as the basis of hydrostatic equilibrium and nonhydrostatic models of internal structure whose outer layers are sufficiently strong to support part of the tidal load. Such plausible internal structures are consistent with the shape and density constraints as (1) a two-layer model in hydrostatic equilibrium, (2) a hydrostatic model with four layers of equal depth, and (3) a nonhydrostatic constant-density model with an elastic lithosphere; these models admit either homogeneous or heterogeneous accretion, as well as either a cold thermal history or melting and differentiation.

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