Ganymede's Orbital and Thermal Evolution and Its Effect on Magnetic Field Generation
Abstract
We suggest that tidal heating of Ganymede during passage through a Laplace-like resonance insulated the core, delaying cooling and magnetic field generation until the current epoch. This scenario is explored via a coupled orbital-thermal model.
- Publication:
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Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2007
- Bibcode:
- 2007LPI....38.2020B