Melting of Io by Tidal Dissipation
@article{Peale1979MeltingOI,
title={Melting of Io by Tidal Dissipation},
author={Stanton J. Peale and Patrick M. Cassen and R. T. Reynolds},
journal={Science},
year={1979},
volume={203},
pages={892 - 894}
}The dissipation of tidal energy in Jupiter's satellite Io is likely to have melted a major fraction of the mass. Consequences of a largely molten interior may be evident in pictures of Io's surface returned by Voyager I.
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