Tidal Heating in Io

Isamu N. Matsuyama; Teresa Steinke; Francis Nimmo

doi:10.2138/GSELEMENTS.18.6.374

Tidal Heating in Io

Isamu N. Matsuyama, Teresa Steinke, Francis Nimmo

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Abstract

Io experiences strong, periodic, gravitational tides from Jupiter because of its close distance to the planet and its elliptic orbit. This generates internal friction that heats the interior, a naturally occurring process in the Solar System and beyond. Io is unique in our Solar System because it gets most of its internal energy from this tidal heating, providing an ideal laboratory for improving our understanding of this fundamental process that plays a key role in the thermal and orbital evolution of the Moon, satellites in the outer Solar System, and extrasolar planets.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	374-378
Number of pages	5
Journal	Elements
Volume	18
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2138/GSELEMENTS.18.6.374
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

deformation
heating
Io
Jupiter
orbits
tides

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