Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Mar 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997lpi....28.1395s&link_type=abstract
Conference Paper, 28th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, p. 395.
Mathematics
Logic
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Europa, Satellite Surfaces, Planetary Crusts, Galileo Spacecraft, Satellite Imagery, Plates (Tectonics), Plains, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Geological Faults
Scientific paper
Dark, wedge-shaped bands on the surface of Europa, interpreted as 'pull-apart' zones that divide icy crustal plates which have rotated and moved relative to one another, were observed at 1.6 km/pixel during Galileo's first orbit. Galileo images show this style of tectonism extends WSW from the area viewed by Voyager to the western limit of Galileo coverage. It is argued that this style of tectonism is not centered at the anti-Jovian point. Sharp contacts allow shape comparisons between opposing margins of each band, revealing close matches in many instances. Relative translation and rotation (generally less than 5 deg) between icy plates across areas now filled with dark band materials are inferred.
Belton Michael
Bender K.
Carr Michael
Chapman Clark
Galileo SSI Team
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