The combination of gravity and motion in an orbit that is not a perfect circle produces tensions, and tidal effects, during Europa’s 85 hours journey all the way around Jupiter. The strain is showing. Cracks have appeared, seemingly filled with muddier material that has oozed up from deeper levels. The effect, to distant human eyes and minds, is appealing.
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(2008). Within Ourselves. In: Ice, Rock, and Beauty. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73103-2_2
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