It is known that Jupiter's satellite Europa is comparable in size to the Moon. However, its surface is predominantly composed of water ice, and its density profile indicates that the outer 100--150 km consist of \(H_2O\) as well. The observed character of Europa and the processes that govern it were discussed at the IAU Colloquium N189 on Astrophysical Tides (2002), and several articles (31 items) on the topic are reviewed here. Until now most geologists have had access to theoretical models for only a few selected tidal stress conditions to support their efforts to explain aspects of the tectonic records. In the article the authors have assembled a complete set of global stress maps than has been available before to facilitate interpretation of observed tectonics. Also an example of the authors' recent applications of these stress fields is presented.
- Tides on Europa
- Constraints on dissipation in the deep interiors of Ganymede and Europa from tidal phase-lags
- Study of Europa's crust via a Stefan model with convection
- Stresses in accreted planetary bodies
- scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1987954
- scientific article; zbMATH DE number 549095
- Tidal synchronization of an anelastic multi-layered body: Titan's synchronous rotation
- Lithospheric tidal effects from observations in deep wells
- scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1090464
- Tidal heating of Io and orbital evolution of the Jovian satellites
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