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image of physical analog model of the "grooved" terrain on Ganymede   image of physical analog model of the "grooved" terrain on Ganymede

Physical analog models of the "grooved" terrain on Ganymede, a large icy moon of Jupiter, indicate that rotational half-graben block faulting may be the process that formed Ganymede's unique surface.

 

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Darrell W. Sims

Planetary Geosciences

(210) 522-6829

dsims@swri.org

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October 03, 2008