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Author Topic: Ice crust thickness


junglebeas-
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Europa Dreamer
Posts: 4
Ice crust thickness
on: September 19, 2013, 01:36

Please see this article:
http://planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2011/3266.html

Academic reference:
http://planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2011/3266.html

Summary: Is Europa's ice crust thin or thick? Conclusion: The data suggests that Europa's ice shell is greater than 10km thick, but that subsurface lakes exist less than 3km in depth.


most
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Posts: 10
Re: Ice crust thickness
on: October 2, 2013, 08:24

I think, that ice crust thick and thin both. Vast majority of ice shield are thick, but in some places it may be thin enough. It is possible if to guess existence of salt lakes near the Europa's surface. I think that this guess not unreal. IMHO.


Ali
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Posts: 22
Re: Ice crust thickness
on: April 2, 2014, 13:42

Quote from most on October 2, 2013, 08:24
I think, that ice crust thick and thin both. Vast majority of ice shield are thick, but in some places it may be thin enough. It is possible if to guess existence of salt lakes near the Europa's surface. I think that this guess not unreal. IMHO.

There May be Deep Cracks on that Ice Crust Leading Direct below Ocean 😉 Just A rough Idea. I posted with some detail in general Forum about this.

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