Strike-slip motion and double ridge formation on Europa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Nimmo, Francis ^a   Gaidos, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Brittle ductile transition; Ice; Melting; Shear zone; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EUROPA; ICE; MELTING; PLANETARY SATELLITE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

EID: 0037172060     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000je001476     Document Type: Article

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