Tidal Heating in Gas Giant Ice Moons

Authors

Sage Benz-Narveson, University of Minnesota - MorrisFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-9-2025

Abstract

This presentation is on the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn, Europa and Enceladus. They are both known for being relatively large moons of gas giants made of a lot of water ice with silicate cores. Both are also suspected to harbor liquid oceans underneath their icy surfaces, sustained by salinity and tidal heating. Liquid water is of extreme interest to astrobiologists, which this paper will address, but it is primarily about tidal heating and its implications for the size of the subsurface oceans.

Recommended Citation

Benz-Narveson, Sage, "Tidal Heating in Gas Giant Ice Moons" (2025). Senior Seminars and Capstones. 11.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/capstone/11

Primo Type

Conference Proceeding