Patterns of fracture and tidal stresses due to nonsynchronous rotation - Implications for fracturing on Europa

Details Patterns of fracture and tidal stresses due to nonsynchronous rotation - Implications for fracturing on Europa Patterns of fracture and tidal stresses due to nonsynchronous rotation - Implications for fracturing on Europa

Feb 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985icar...61..175h&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 61, Feb. 1985, p. 175-184.

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Crustal Fractures, Europa, Satellite Rotation, Satellite Surfaces, Structural Properties (Geology), Nonsynchronization, Planetary Geology, Stress Distribution, Thermal Stresses, Tides, Jupiter, Satellites, Europa, Patterns, Fractures, Tidal Effects, Stress, Rotation, Fracturing, Thickness, Elasticity, Viscosity, Extension, Distribution, Lineaments, Formation, Features, Surface, Tension, Emplacement, Dikes, Hypotheses, Ages

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This study considers the global patterns of fracture that would result from nonsynchronous rotation of a tidally distorted planetary body. The incremental horizontal stresses in a thin elastic or viscous shell due to a small displacement of the axis of maximum tidal elongation are derived, and the resulting stress distributions are applied to interpret the observed pattern of fracture lineaments on Europa. The observed pattern of lineaments can be explained by nonsynchronous rotation if these features formed by tension fracturing and dike emplacement. Tension fracturing can occur for a small displacement of the tidal axis, so that the resulting lineaments may be consistent with other evidence suggesting a young age for the surface.

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