Tidal Dissipation Due to Despinning and the Equatorial Ridge on Iapetus
Abstract
The equatorial ridge on Iapetus cannot be formed by despinning stresses alone. However, heat dissipated by despinning may promote the formation of a degree-2 convective upwelling and positive dynamic topography at the equator.
- Publication:
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40th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2009
- Bibcode:
- 2009LPI....40.1927R