Computer Science
Scientific paper
Mar 1996
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996lpi....27..997p&link_type=abstract
Lunar and Planetary Science, volume 27, page 997
Computer Science
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Europa, Ice, Icy Satellites
Scientific paper
The surface of Europa is crossed by bands and ridges of a variety of specific morphologies. Reconstruction of gray and wedge-shaped bands indicates that they formed through opening and separation of lithospheric blocks atop a liquid or ductile substratum, perhaps broadly analogous to processes that operate in terrestrial sea ice. Furthermore, theoretical models of thermal balance suggest that a liquid water ocean may underlie the icy surface of Europa. We have begun investigation of whether the landforms of Europa can be explained through analogy to terrestrial sea ice processes. We propose a sequence in which cyclical tensional and compressional stresses (predicted from nonsynchronous rotation) open and close lithospheric scale ice plates to produce dark bands, triple bands, and ridges.
Coon Max D.
Pappalardo Robert
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