Cycloidal cracks on Europa: Improved modeling and non-synchronous rotation implications

Icarus

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 218-233

  Hurford, T A ^a   Sarid, A R ^a   Greenberg, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Europa; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845201706     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.08.026     Document Type: Article

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