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Perron & de Pater 2004
Perron, J.T. and de Pater, I. (2004). Dynamics of an ice continent on Titan. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2004GL019802. issn: 0094-8276.

If the large, high-albedo surface feature on Titan's leading hemisphere is an elevated continent composed mainly of water ice, it will deform under its own weight. We present a model for the axisymmetric spreading of this hypothesized continent based on the similarity solution of Halfar <1983> and the approach of Nye <2000>. We find that the thickness of the model continent is dictated by the spreading time, whereas topographic relief is controlled primarily by isostatic effects. For a mantle density of 1000 kg m-3, the relief of an isostatically supported continent on Titan is not likely to exceed ~3--7 km.

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Hydrology, Geomorphology, Hydrology, Glaciology, Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Tectonics, Planetology, Solar System Objects, Saturnian satellites
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Geophysical Research Letters
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