Strike-slip motion and double ridge formation on Europa
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Strike-slip motion and double ridge formation on Europa
[1] There is abundant observational evidence for strike-slip displacement on the surface of Europa. Strike-slip motion between crustal blocks produces shear heating and an increase in temperature. We model the shear heating within the ice crust using a two-dimensional, finite difference formulation, with a near-surface brittle layer of constant specified thickness and a Newtonian ductile layer ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0148-0227
DOI: 10.1029/2000je001476