Interior thermal state of Enceladus inferred from the viscoelastic state of the ice shell

@article{Kamata2016InteriorTS,
  title={Interior thermal state of Enceladus inferred from the viscoelastic state of the ice shell},
  author={Shunichi Kamata and Francis Nimmo},
  journal={Icarus},
  year={2016},
  volume={284},
  pages={387-393}
}
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