Title of article
Tidal heating in Enceladus
Author/Authors
Meyer، نويسنده , , Jennifer P. Wisdom، نويسنده , , Jack، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Pages
5
From page
535
To page
539
Abstract
The heating in Enceladus in an equilibrium resonant configuration with other saturnian satellites can be estimated independently of the physical properties of Enceladus. We find that equilibrium tidal heating cannot account for the heat that is observed to be coming from Enceladus. Equilibrium heating in possible past resonances likewise cannot explain prior resurfacing events.
Keywords
Enceladus , Saturnsatellites , Resonancesorbital , Tidessolid body , Satellitesdynamics
Journal title
Icarus
Serial Year
2007
Journal title
Icarus
Record number
2375308
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