Abstract:The accretion of the Galilean icy moons within the Jovian circumplanetary disk (hereafter CPD) and the subsequent overturn of their cores led to their differentiation and the disposal of the hydrospheres at the top of the denser rocky mantles. In the most extreme cases, when the accretional energy is high enough to sublimate the icy material, volatiles are expected to settle in a liquid–vapor equilibrium between the ocean and the atmosphere. Here, we present an equilibrium model that investigates the… Show more
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