File:Plate Tectonics on Europa.jpg
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English: Scientists have found evidence of plate tectonics on Jupiter's moon Europa. This conceptual illustration of the subduction process (where one plate is forced under another) shows how a cold, brittle, outer portion of Europa's 20-30 kilometer-thick (roughly 10-20 mile) ice shell moved into the warmer shell interior and was ultimately subsumed. A low-relief subsumption band was created at the surface in the overriding plate, alongside which cryolavas may have erupted. |
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| Source | https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA18428 |
| Author | NASA/Noah Kroese, I.NK |
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