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. 1979 Mar 2;203(4383):892-4.
doi: 10.1126/science.203.4383.892.

Melting of io by tidal dissipation

S J Peale, P Cassen, R T Reynolds

Melting of io by tidal dissipation

S J Peale et al. Science. .

Abstract

The dissipation of tidal energy in Jupiter's satellite Io is likely to have melted a major fraction of the mass. Consequences of a largely molten interior may be evident in pictures of Io's surface returned by Voyager I.

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