Characteristics of Icy Surfaces

The surfaces of the Solar System’s icy satellites show an extraordinary variety of morphological features, which bear witness to exchange processes between the surface and subsurface. In this paper we review the characteristics of surface features on the moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune....

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Published in:Space science reviews 2010-06, Vol.153 (1-4), p.63-111
Main Authors: Prockter, Louise M., Lopes, Rosaly M. C., Giese, Bernd, Jaumann, Ralf, Lorenz, Ralph D., Pappalardo, Robert T., Patterson, Gerald W., Thomas, Peter C., Turtle, Elizabeth P., Wagner, Roland J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
Astronomy
Astrophysics and Astroparticles
Ice
Moons
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Planetology
Solar system
Space exploration
Space Exploration and Astronautics
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics
Spacecraft
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Summary:The surfaces of the Solar System’s icy satellites show an extraordinary variety of morphological features, which bear witness to exchange processes between the surface and subsurface. In this paper we review the characteristics of surface features on the moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Using data from spacecraft missions, we discuss the detailed morphology, size, and topography of cryovolcanic, tectonic, aeolian, fluvial, and impact features of both large moons and smaller satellites.
ISSN:0038-6308
1572-9672
DOI:10.1007/s11214-010-9649-8