Amorphous and crystalline ice on the Galilean satellites: A balance between thermal and radiolytic processes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Hansen, Gary B ^a   McCord, Thomas B ^a  

^a PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous ice; Callisto; Crystalline ice; Europa; Ganymede; Radiation effects

Indexed keywords

CALLISTO; EUROPA; GANYMEDE; ICE; JUPITER; PLANETARY SATELLITE;

EID: 2342569605     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002149     Document Type: Article

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