Melting of Io by Tidal Dissipation

Melting of Io by Tidal Dissipation

The dissipation of tidal energy in Jupiter's satellite Io is likely to have melted a major fraction of the mass. Consequences of a largely molten interior may be evident in pictures of Io's surface returned by Voyager I.

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1979-03, Vol.203 (4383), p.892-894
Hauptverfasser: Peale, S. J., Cassen, P., Reynolds, R. T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Artificial satellites
Galilean satellites
Jovian satellites
Jupiter
Liquids
Mantle
Melting
Numerical eccentricity
Orbital motion
Solids
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Zusammenfassung:The dissipation of tidal energy in Jupiter's satellite Io is likely to have melted a major fraction of the mass. Consequences of a largely molten interior may be evident in pictures of Io's surface returned by Voyager I.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.203.4383.892