Evidence for shear failure in forming near-equatorial lineae on Europa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Spaun, Nicole A ^a,b   Pappalardo, Robert T ^c   Head, James W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Europa; Icy satellites; Jovian satellites; Surface geology; Tectonic processes; Tidal stresses

Indexed keywords

EUROPA; GEOLOGY; PLANETARY SATELLITE; PLANETARY SURFACE; SHEAR; STRATIGRAPHY; STRESS;

EID: 0141453033     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001je001499     Document Type: Article

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