• DOI:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.04.013
Corpus ID: 119282970

Elastic ice shells of synchronous moons: Implications for cracks on Europa and non-synchronous rotation of Titan

@article{Goldreich2010ElasticIS,
  title={Elastic ice shells of synchronous moons: Implications for cracks on Europa and non-synchronous rotation of Titan},
  author={P. Goldreich and J. Mitchell},
  journal={Icarus},
  year={2010},
  volume={209},
  pages={631-638}
}

P. Goldreich, J. Mitchell

Published 2010

Physics

Icarus

A number of synchronous moons are thought to harbor water oceans beneath their outer ice shells. A subsurface ocean frictionally decouples the shell from the interior. This has led to proposals that a weak tidal or atmospheric torque might cause the shell to rotate differentially with respect to the synchronously rotating interior. Applications along these lines have been made to Europa and Titan. However, the shell is coupled to the ocean by an elastic torque. As a result of centrifugal and… CONTINUE READING

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