A shear heating origin for ridges on Triton

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Prockter, Louise M ^a   Nimmo, Francis ^b   Pappalardo, Roberto T ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; HEAT FLUX; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; SOLAR SYSTEM; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DIURNAL TIDAL STRESSES; ORBITAL EVOLUTION; RIDGES; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

HEATING; PLANETARY LANDFORM; TRITON;

EID: 25444508762     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022832     Document Type: Article

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