Geological implications of a physical libration on Enceladus

Icarus

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 541-552

  Hurford, T A ^a   Bills, B G ^b,c   Helfenstein, P ^d   Greenberg, R ^e   Hoppa, G V ^f   Hamilton, D P ^g  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^g Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Enceladus; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949098952     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.04.025     Document Type: Article

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