Does Io Have a Mushy Magma Ocean?
Abstract
Recent observations suggest that Io has widespread ultramafic volcanism, which is not expected in a highly differentiated, solid, Io. A partly crystallized (i.e., mushy) magma ocean provides the simplest alternative explanation.
- Publication:
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Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 1999
- Bibcode:
- 1999LPI....30.1224K