Effect of the tiger stripes on the deformation of Saturn's moon Enceladus
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11320%2F16%3A10330175" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11320/16:10330175 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069415" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069415</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069415" target="_blank" >10.1002/2016GL069415</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Effect of the tiger stripes on the deformation of Saturn's moon Enceladus
Original language description
Enceladus is a small icy moon of Saturn with active jets of water emanating from fractures around the south pole, informally called tiger stripes, which might be connected to a subsurface water ocean. The effect of these features on periodic tidal deformation of the moon has so far been neglected because of the difficulties associated with implementation of faults in continuum mechanics models. Here we estimate the maximum possible impact of the tiger stripes on tidal deformation and heat production within Enceladus's ice shell by representing them as narrow zones with negligible frictional and bulk resistance passing vertically through the whole ice shell. Assuming a uniform ice shell thickness of 25km, consistent with the recent estimate of libration, we demonstrate that the faults can dramatically change the distribution of stress and strain in Enceladus's south polar region, leading to a significant increase of the heat production in this area.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
DE - Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Geophysical Research Letters
ISSN
0094-8276
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
43
Issue of the periodical within the volume
14
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
7417-7423
UT code for WoS article
000383290200017
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-84979224951