Origin of the Ganymede/Callisto Dichotomy by Impacts During an Outer Solar System Late Heavy Bombardment

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Mar 2010

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41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held March 1-5, 2010 in The Woodlands, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1533, p.1158

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We show that the Ganymede/Callisto dichotomy arises as a natural result
of dynamical sculpting of the outer solar system. Hypervelocity impacts
occurring during an outer solar system late heavy bombardment trigger
runaway differentiation in Ganymede, but not Callisto.

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