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Tidal Tectonics

Tidal Tectonics is a geological framework that explains the deformation and fracturing of planetary lithospheres through the sustained action of tidal stresses arising from gravitational interactions within close-orbiting satellite systems.

65

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4.6K

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163

Authors

89

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Tectonic Processes on Europa: Tidal Stresses, Mechanical Response, and Visible Features

R. Greenberg, P. E. Geissler, G. V. Hoppa et al. · Icarus · 1998 · 323 citations

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Tidal Modulation of Nonvolcanic Tremor

J. L. Rubinstein, Mario La Rocca, J. E. Vidale et al. · Science · 2007 · 268 citations

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Tremor-tide correlations and near-lithostatic pore pressure on the deep San Andreas fault

Amanda M. Thomas, R. M. Nadeau, Roland Bürgmann · Nature · 2009 · 242 citations

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Geological constraints on tidal dissipation and dynamical ellipticity of the Earth over the past three million years

Lucas Joost Lourens, Rolf Wehausen, Hans‐Jürgen Brumsack · Nature · 2001 · 230 citations

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Tidal tomography constrains Earth’s deep-mantle buoyancy

H. C. P. Lau, J. X. Mitrovica, J. L. Davis et al. · Nature · 2017 · 206 citations

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Authors

163

  1. RT
    R. T. Pappalardo

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    4 publications · 551 citations

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  2. RG
    R. Greenberg

    University of Arizona, United States

    4 publications · 506 citations

    4

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  3. GV
    G. V. Hoppa

    University of Arizona, United States

    4 publications · 609 citations

    4

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  4. PE
    P. E. Geissler

    University of Arizona, United States

    3 publications · 477 citations

    3

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  5. BR
    B. R. Tufts

    University of Arizona, United States

    3 publications · 477 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

89

  1. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    2.5K citations

  3. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    588 citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    506 citations

  5. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    384 citations

  6. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    1K citations

  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    439 citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    1.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Icarus

    13 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    7 publications · 227 citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 6 publications · 363 citations

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  4. Science

    4 publications · 435 citations

    4

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  5. Nature

    3 publications · 678 citations

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