Large Water Plume Deposits on Europa are Short Lived
We investigate the transient nature of water plume deposits on Europa’s surface, focusing on how radiolysis and ion sputtering (Europa’s two most effective erosion processes) affect their lifetime. Our study is motivated by the lack of observed surfac
Authors
- L. C. Quick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0123-2797)
- Christina Plainaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1483-5052)
- Hans Huybrighs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6279-3515)
- Nathalie Vigouroux
- Stephenie Brophy Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4511-8702)
- Sebastián Cervantes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6713-8491)
- Marina Casado Anarte
- Isabelle Ledwidge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2225-0003)
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Goddard Space Flight Center (US)
- Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies (IE)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- EarthTech International (United States) (US)
- Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (DE)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.175682807.70950899/v1
- Primary Topic
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Royal Irish Academy
- Trinity College Dublin