Modeling glacial flow on and onto Pluto's Sputnik Planitia

Modeling glacial flow on and onto Pluto's Sputnik Planitia

Observations of Pluto's surface made by the New Horizons spacecraft indicate present-day N2 ice glaciation in and around the basin informally known as Sputnik Planitia. Motivated by these observations, we have developed an evolutionary glacial flow model of solid N2 ice that takes into account...

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Main Authors: Umurhan, O.M (Author), Howard, A.D (Author), Moore, J.M (Author), Earle, Alissa Michelle (Author), White, O.L (Author), Schenk, P.M (Author), Binzel, Richard P (Author), Stern, S.A (Author), Beyer, R.A (Author), Nimmo, F. (Author), McKinnon, W.B (Author), Ennico, K. (Author), Olkin, C.B (Author), Weaver, H.A (Author), Young, L.A (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV, 2020-09-17T20:42:49Z.
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