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    Europan water pressure, how does the ice contribute to the pressure?

    Alright, thanks guys, any ideas how to figure out the pressure at the very top of the liquid layer (immediately after the ice crust)? I've got mean thickness of the crust and a pressure on the surface of he crust, which is essentially 0. I feel like this might be a hoop stress problem or...
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    Europan water pressure, how does the ice contribute to the pressure?

    Disclaimer: all of the following is mostly theoretical* So on Europa the pressure on the surface of the ice crust is 0.1 microPa * Gravity on the surface is 1.314 m/s^2 * The ice crust is estimated to be ~10-30 km thick * Beneath the crust is about 100 km of liquid water * According to my...
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