| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5487365 | Icarus | 2017 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
New Horizons images of Pluto's companion Charon show a variety of terrains that display extensional tectonic features, with relief surprising for this relatively small world. These features suggest a global extensional areal strain of order 1% early in Charon's history. Such extension is consistent with the presence of an ancient global ocean, now frozen.
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Authors
Ross A. Beyer, Francis Nimmo, William B. McKinnon, Jeffrey M. Moore, Richard P. Binzel, Jack W. Conrad, Andy Cheng, K. Ennico, Tod R. Lauer, C.B. Olkin, Stuart Robbins, Paul Schenk, Kelsi Singer, John R. Spencer, S. Alan Stern, H.A. Weaver, L.A. Young,