Formation of the bulge of Iapetus through long-wavelength folding of the lithosphere
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.10.033
Abstract: Abstract Previous models that attempted to explain the formation of the pronounced oblate shape of Iapetus suggested that it was a preserved rotational bulge. These models found that heating was provided by short-lived radioactive isotopes… read more here.
Keywords: wavelength folding; long wavelength; iapetus; formation ... See more keywords