Much of Jupiter's moon Ganymede is covered in comparatively young ice. Images from spacecraft are providing clues about whether this resurfacing occurred primarily through tectonic or volcanic events.
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Prockter, L. Icing Ganymede. Nature 410, 25–27 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35065183
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