2 papers
astro-ph.EP2018
Ocean tidal heating in icy satellites with solid shells
Isamu Matsuyama, Mikael Beuthe, Hamish C. F. C. Hay +2
As a long-term energy source, tidal heating in subsurface oceans of icy satellites can influence their thermal, rotational, and orbital evolution, and the sustainability of oceans.…
astro-ph.EP2018
Science Objectives of the Ganymede Laser Altimeter (GALA) for the JUICE Mission
Jun Kimura, Hauke Hussmann, Shunichi Kamata +11
Laser altimetry is a powerful tool for addressing the major objectives of planetary physics and geodesy, and have been applied in planetary explorations of the Moon, Mars, Mercury,…