Rhelogical constraints on ridge formation on Icy Satellites

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Dec 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010agufm.p21b1600r&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #P21B-1600

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[5422] Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets / Ices, [5460] Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets / Physical Properties Of Materials, [5475] Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets / Tectonics

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The processes responsible for forming ridges on Europa remain poorly understood. We use a continuum damage mechanics approach to model ridge formation. The main objectives of this contribution are to constrain (1) choice of rheological parameters and (2) maximum ridge size and rate of formation. The key rheological parameters to constrain appear in the evolution equation for a damage variable (D): ˙ {D} = B <<σ >>r}(1-D){-k-α D (p)/(μ ) and in the equation relating damage accumulation to volumetric changes, Jρ 0 = δ (1-D). Similar damage evolution laws have been applied to terrestrial glaciers and to the analysis of rock mechanics experiments. However, it is reasonable to expect that, like viscosity, the rheological constants B, α , and δ depend strongly on temperature, composition, and ice grain size. In order to determine whether the damage model is appropriate for Europa’s ridges, we must find values of the unknown damage parameters that reproduce ridge topography. We perform a suite of numerical experiments to identify the region of parameter space conducive to ridge production and show the sensitivity to changes in each unknown parameter.

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