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astro-ph.EP2026
Joint dynamical-geophysical evidence for a limit cycle in the Galilean moons
Amirhossein Bagheri, Steven Vance, Jim Fuller +5
Io, Europa, and Ganymede orbit in the Laplace mean-motion resonance, where their orbital and thermochemical evolution are strongly coupled [1-5]. Forced eccentricities sustain tida…
astro-ph.EP2026
Terrestrial Analogs to Titan for Geophysical Research
Conor A. Nixon, Samuel Birch, Audrey Chatain +19
Saturn's moon Titan exhibits remarkable parallels to the Earth in many geophysical and geological processes not found elsewhere in the solar system at the present day. These includ…
astro-ph.EP2021
The science case for spacecraft exploration of the Uranian satellites: Candidate ocean worlds in an ice giant system
Richard J. Cartwright, Chloe B. Beddingfield, Tom A. Nordheim +15
The 27 satellites of Uranus are enigmatic, with dark surfaces coated by material that could be rich in organics. Voyager 2 imaged the southern hemispheres of Uranus' five largest '…