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Phrases with «tidal heating»

Tidal heating refers to the heating of a celestial body, like a moon or a planet, caused by the gravitational forces exerted upon it by another larger celestial body. This gravitational interaction creates a stretching and squeezing effect on the smaller body, generating heat due to friction. Full definition

Sentences with «tidal heating»

  • Because the crust is lighter than the underlying mantle, gravity signals reveal variations in the thickness of the crust that were caused by tidal heating. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Published in Science in 2010, the earlier study found that the shape of one area of unusual topography on the moon, the lunar farside highlands, was consistent with the effects of tidal heating during the formation of the crust. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The team thinks a combination of fluid and solid tidal heating effects may best explain all the volcanic activity observed on Io. (sciencedaily.com)
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