Mechanics of evenly spaced strike-slip faults and its implications for the formation of tiger-stripe fractures on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
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- 作者：An Yina ; yin@ess.ucla.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; ayin54@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Andrew V. Zuzaa ; Robert T. Pappalardob ; Robert.Pappalardo@jpl.nasa.gov" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Enceladus ; Ices ; Mechanical properties ; Tectonics
- 刊名：Icarus
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：266
- 期：Complete
- 页码：204-216
- 全文大小：2719 K
文摘
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Tiger-stripe fractures (TSF) are evenly spaced on Enceladus.
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Stress shadow models explain their origin and spacing.
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TSF spacing requires 30 km thick brittle ice shell and 0.7 km elastic ice shell.
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Cohesive strength of the ice shell is ∼30 kPa.