Tidal flexing

in #science5 years ago (edited)

We hear a lot about tidal heating of moons close to large planets.

Here is what it does to cold Ice moons like Europa.

The ice flexes and brakes leaving an intricate patchwork of cracks on various scales.

Snip taken from.

PIA01092 - Evidence of Internal Activity on Europa.jpg
By NASA / JPL / Arizona State University - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01092, Public Domain, Link

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