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Is Europa surface cracking due to thermal evolution?

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We propose that some of the surface features of Europa may have originated by processes within a model planet in which hydrated silicates are stable.

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  1. Space Sciences Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 91103

    A. A. Finnerty, G. A. Ransford & D. C. Pieri

  2. Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia

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Finnerty, A., Ransford, G., Pieri, D. et al. Is Europa surface cracking due to thermal evolution?. Nature 289, 24–27 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/289024a0

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