Tectonic Processes on Europa: Tidal Stresses, Mechanical Response, and Visible Features

Icarus

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 64-78

  Greenberg, Richard ^a   Geissler, Paul ^a   Hoppa, Gregory ^a   Tufts, B Randall ^a   Durda, Daniel D ^a   Pappalardo, Robert ^b   Head, James W ^b   Greeley, Ronald ^c   Sullivan, Robert ^c   Carr, Michael H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 0002061331     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1998.5986     Document Type: Article

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