Shock vaporization and the accretion of the icy satellites of Jupiter and SaturnThe known properties of water and ice over a wide range of pressures and temperatures are applied to describe constraints on the shock vaporization processes for water and ice in the solar system. In particular, the role of impact vaporization acting during the formation of the Jovian and Saturnian satellites is examined in an attempt to explain the observed density in terms of composition of these rock and ice objects. A possible model of accretion of icy satellites is considered which predicts that the amount of ice devolatilization is related to planetary size.
Document ID
19860038353
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ahrens, T. J. (California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Okeefe, J. D. (California Institute of Technology Pasadena, United States)