Is there evidence for polar wander on Europa?

Icarus

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 387-398

  Leith, Andrew C ^a,b   McKinnon, William B ^b  

^a Nova Environmental Inc   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030120019     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1996.0058     Document Type: Article

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