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Dynamic Europa ocean shows transient Taylor columns and convection driven by ice melting and salinity

The deep (~100 km) ocean of Europa, Jupiter’s moon, covered by a thick icy shell, is one of the most probable places in the solar system to find extraterrestrial life. Yet, its ocean dynamics and its interaction with the ice cover have received little attention. Previous studies suggested that Europ...

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Autores principales: Ashkenazy, Yosef, Tziperman, Eli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8569204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34737306
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26710-0