Effect of Non-Synchronous Rotation on Surface Stress of Europa: Constraint for Surface Rheology

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Dec 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006agufm.p23e0102k&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006, abstract #P23E-0102

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5422 Ices, 5450 Orbital And Rotational Dynamics (1221), 5460 Physical Properties Of Materials, 5470 Surface Materials And Properties, 5475 Tectonics (8149)

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Europan visco-elastic tidal deformation due to its non-synchronous rotation is calculated. The relationship between the geological settings, the rotation period, and the surface rheology is investigated on the basis of this calculation. This investigation infers that the surface viscosity ranges between 1019 and 1020 Pa·s. The approach presented here suggests possibility of estimation for the surface viscosity on the satellite through its tectonic settings.

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