The Communicating Pipe Model for Icy Plumes on Enceladus
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Abstract
We analyze the communicating pipe model on Enceladus, and predict that Saturn's strong tidal force in Enceladus plays a significant role in the plumes. In this model, the scale of the volcanoes can be evaluated based on the history of the craters and plumes. The correspondence of the data and observation make the model valid for the eruption. So it is imaginable that the tidal force is pulling the liquid out through the communicating pipe while reshaping the surface on Enceladus.
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MA Qian-Li, CHEN Chu-Xin. The Communicating Pipe Model for Icy Plumes on Enceladus[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2009, 26(11): 119601. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/26/11/119601
MA Qian-Li, CHEN Chu-Xin. The Communicating Pipe Model for Icy Plumes on Enceladus[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2009, 26(11): 119601. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/26/11/119601
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MA Qian-Li, CHEN Chu-Xin. The Communicating Pipe Model for Icy Plumes on Enceladus[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2009, 26(11): 119601. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/26/11/119601
MA Qian-Li, CHEN Chu-Xin. The Communicating Pipe Model for Icy Plumes on Enceladus[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2009, 26(11): 119601. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/26/11/119601
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