Heat flows through the ice lithosphere of Europa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E12, 2000, Pages 29283-29289

  Ruiz, Javier ^a   Tejero, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPA; HEAT FLOW; ICE; LITHOSPHERE;

EID: 0034465920     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001228     Document Type: Article

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