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. 2024 Jun 27;220(5):51. doi: 10.1007/s11214-024-01072-3

Table 12.

Shallow Subsurface Structure EPM

Regime SS01(07) SS02(08) SS03(09) SS04(10) SS05(11) SS06(12)
Surface Roughness Ridged Plains Chaotic Terrain Chaotic Terrain Ridged Plains Ridged Plains Chaotic Terrain
Near-Surface Density Non-Porous
Near-Surface Thickness Thin
Near-Surface Composition Clean Ice
Off-Nadir Surface Feature Ribbons & Curbs
Deep Regolith Absent Present Absent Absent Absent Absent
Surface Temperature Polar & Equatorial
Ice Shell Composition Marine Pure Pure Marine Pure Marine
Ice Shell Thickness Thin
Subsurface Water Interface Sharp Sharp Sharp Mush Sharp Sharp
Basal Temperature Melting Melting Melting Eutectic Melting Melting
(Salt Layer Thickness) 1 m
(Salt Layer Depth) 1/2 Ice Shell Thickness