Flow strength of highly hydrated Mg- and Na-sulfate hydrate salts, pure and in mixtures with water ice, with application to Europa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Durham, William B ^a   Stern, Laura A ^b   Kubo, Tomoaki ^a,c   Kirby, Stephen H ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPA; FLOW MODELING;

EID: 31844444606     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002475     Document Type: Article

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