48 citations · 75 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
2 papers
physics.geo-ph2014★ 27 cited
Tides on Europa: the membrane paradigm
Mikael Beuthe
Jupiter's moon Europa has a thin icy crust which is decoupled from the mantle by a subsurface ocean. The crust thus responds to tidal forcing as a deformed membrane, cold at the to…
physics.geo-ph2010★ 48 cited
East-west faults due to planetary contraction
Mikael Beuthe
Contraction, expansion and despinning have been common in the past evolution of Solar System bodies. These processes deform the lithosphere until it breaks along faults. The type a…