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Hydrosphere structure of icy satellites
Košíková, Terézia ; Běhounková, Marie (advisor) ; Kalousová, Klára (referee)
The exploration of potential life on other celestial bodies within the Solar System is one of the key questions in planetary science. In this work, we focused on determining the hydrosphere of the icy moons Ganymede and Europa in order to determine possible obstacles in habitability due to the presence of the high-pressure ices. We used known thermodynamic properties and satellite parameters to create an algorithm that deter- mined their structures. We found that on Ganymede high-pressure ices are present in a wide range of pressure and temperature conditions, which may prevent the transfer of minerals between the silicates and the subsurface ocean. For Europa, we found that the occurrence of high-pressure ice phases is very unlikely in its hydrosphere. However, the latest data for Europa complicates the exact determination of its structure and Europa may contain thinner hydrosphere and ocean than originally thought. 1

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