The Effects of Melt on Impact Craters on Icy Satellites and on the Dynamics of Io's Interior

Over the last fifty years, our knowledge of the Solar System has increased exponentially. Many planetary surfaces were seen for the first time through spacecraft observations. Yet the interiors of most planetary bodies remain poorly studied. This dissertation focuses on two main topics: the formatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elder, Catherine Margaret
Other Authors: Showman, Adam P.
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2015
Subjects:
Io
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/556825