On the origin of a wedge crack within the icy crust of Europa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Schulson, Erland M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brittle compressive failure; Wing cracks

Indexed keywords

CRACK; CRUST; EUROPA; ICE; JUPITER; PLANETARY SATELLITE;

EID: 0037176029     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001je001586     Document Type: Article

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