Convection and lithospheric strength in Dione, an icy satellite of Saturn

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Nov 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991icar...94..232f&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 94, Nov. 1991, p. 232-245. Research supported by MURST and INSU.

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Dione, Lithosphere, Planetary Geology, Boussinesq Approximation, Convection Cells, Planetary Surfaces

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The temperature distribution, stream functions, velocities, and intensities of the stresses within Dione are presently ascertained by FEM simulations of convection cell structures within a self-gravitating Boussinesq fluid sphere having variable stress-dependent viscosity. While this viscosity is non-Newtonian, this numerical simulation's power-law convection properties can be closely simulated by Newtonian flow with a reduced activation enthalpy value. In agreement with geological observations, the results appear to show a lengthy endonenic activity whose stresses are sufficient for icy crust fracture in both the extensional and compressional regimes.

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