Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5487418 | Icarus | 2017 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
I show that the large measured libration amplitude of these bodies can be explained by an excess of triaxiality that would not result from the hydrostatic theory. This theory cannot explain the phase shift which has been measured in the diurnal librations of Mimas. This speaks against a solid structure for Mimas, i.e. Mimas could have a global internal ocean.
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Authors
Benoît Noyelles,