(a) Data on the Galilean satellites (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto) are included in Appendix A, Table...

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(a) Data on the Galilean satellites (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto) are included in Appendix A, Table A2. Can you see any systematic trend in their densities?

(b) The density of ice is about 1.0 × 103 kgm-3, whereas that of any rock within these bodies is likely to be about 3.0 × 103 kgm-3. What does this extra information tell you about the probable compositions of each of these moons?

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An Introduction To The Solar System

ISBN: 9781108430845

3rd Edition

Authors: David A. Rothery, Neil McBride, Iain Gilmour

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