EarthRef.org Reference Database (ERR)
Development and Maintenance by the EarthRef.org Database Team

Detailed Reference Information
Squyres 1980
Squyres, S.W. (1980). Volume changes in Ganymede and Callisto and the origin of grooved terrain. Geophysical Research Letters 7: doi: 10.1029/GL007i008p00593. issn: 0094-8276.

Internal melting and differentiation of Ganymede and Callisto may have caused an increase in the surface area of these bodies early in their histories of up to 5--7%. Subsequent refreezing of internal liquid water due to solid state convection in an ice crust should not have caused significant surface area changes. Expansion due to differentiation may have caused formation of grooved terrain on Ganymede. These calculations suggest that grooved terrain formation is essentially a replacement and/or deformation process, with no more than about 15% of grooved terrain actually being new material. The absence of grooved terrain on Callisto may be due to the effects of a thicker crust and a lower expansion rate.

BACKGROUND DATA FILES

Abstract

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
http://www.agu.org/journals/gl/
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009-1277
USA
1-202-462-6900
1-202-328-0566
service@agu.org
Click to clear formClick to return to previous pageClick to submit