A Common Origin for Ridge-and-Trough Terrain on Icy Satellites by Sluggish Lid Convection

• Main Authors: Barr, Amy C., Hammond, Noah P.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2014
• Subjects: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics astro-ph.EP; FOS Physical sciences; Ganymede; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1405.6708; https://arxiv.org/abs/1405.6708

Ridge-and-trough terrain is a common landform on outer Solar System icy satellites. Examples include Ganymede's grooved terrain, Europa's gray bands, Miranda's coronae, and several terrains on Enceladus. The conditions associated with the formation of each of these terrains are simila...