Double ridge formation over shallow water sills on Jupiter’s moon Europa
The formation of double ridges on Europa is poorly understood. Here the authors analyze airborne radar observations of an analog feature on the Greenland Ice Sheet to show that the refreezing of shallow water sills may produce such ridges.
| Published in: | Nature Communications |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29458-3 https://doaj.org/article/d28069ed6c9942c6b953a3fc40af3ea2 |
| Summary: | The formation of double ridges on Europa is poorly understood. Here the authors analyze airborne radar observations of an analog feature on the Greenland Ice Sheet to show that the refreezing of shallow water sills may produce such ridges. |
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