Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5487418 Icarus 2017 14 Pages PDF
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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Physical Sciences and Engineering Earth and Planetary Sciences Space and Planetary Science
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