On the origins of band topography, Europa

Icarus

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-32

  Nimmo, F ^a,d   Pappalardo, R T ^b   Giese, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geological processes; Ices; Satellites of Jupiter; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345446535     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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