Long-period seismology on Europa: 1. Physically consistent interior models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Cammarano, Fabio ^a   Lekic, V ^a   Manga, M ^a   Panning, M ^a,b   Romanowicz, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; EUROPA; MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOLOGY; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 34250769429     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002710     Document Type: Article

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