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 | |||||