Dynamics of an ice continent on Titan

Details Dynamics of an ice continent on Titan Dynamics of an ice continent on Titan

Jun 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004georl..3117s04p&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 31, Issue 17, CiteID L17S04

Physics

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Hydrology: Geomorphology (1625), Hydrology: Glaciology (1863), Planetology: Solid Surface Planets: Tectonics (8149), Planetology: Solar System Objects: Saturnian Satellites

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If the large, high-albedo surface feature on Titan's leading hemisphere is an elevated ``continent'' composed mainly of water ice, it will deform under its own weight. We present a model for the axisymmetric spreading of this hypothesized continent based on the similarity solution of Halfar [1983] and the approach of Nye [2000]. We find that the thickness of the model continent is dictated by the spreading time, whereas topographic relief is controlled primarily by isostatic effects. For a mantle density of 1000 kg m-3, the relief of an isostatically supported continent on Titan is not likely to exceed ~3-7 km.

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