A rigid and weathered ice shell on Titan

D. Hemingway (), F. Nimmo, H. Zebker and L. Iess
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D. Hemingway: University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
F. Nimmo: University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
H. Zebker: Stanford University
L. Iess: Università La Sapienza, 00184 Rome, Italy

Nature, 2013, vol. 500, issue 7464, 550-552

Abstract: A strong inverse correlation between gravity and topography leads to the conclusion that Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, must have a rigid ice shell with an elastic thickness exceeding 40 kilometres.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1038/nature12400

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