Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10701606 | Icarus | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We infer flexure across a tectonic feature on Dione, a moon of Saturn. ⺠We estimate a local elastic thickness of 3.5 ± 1 km, and a heat flux of 25-60 mW/m2. ⺠These elevated heat flux values might imply Dione once had a subsurface ocean.
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Authors
N.P. Hammond, C.B. Phillips, F. Nimmo, S.A. Kattenhorn,