Electrolysis of Ices as a Key to Understanding
of the Minor Bodies' Nature
E. M. Drobyshevski
Ioffe Physical Technical Institute of RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract:
The electrolysis of dirty ices constituting massive envelopes of Ganymede-like
bodies is shown to be crucial for understanding of (explosive) origin and
manifestations of different types of minor bodies and related objects in
the inner Solar System. Moreover, the magneto-electrochemical processes
in the Galilean satellites' en-semble were, possibly, responsible for
incipiency of life in its known forms. To prevent dramatic consequences
for the Earth of probable explosion of yet intact Callisto's electrolyzed
ice envelope,
one has to attach the highest priority to exploration of this satellite.
Key words:
Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), Small Solar
System Body (SSSB), electrolysis of dirty ices, Ganymede-like bodies, explosive
origin, minor bodies, inner Solar System, magneto-electrochemical processes,
Galilean satellites' ensemble, incipiency of life in its known forms, prevent
dramatic consequences
for the Earth, a probable explosion, Callisto's electrolyzed ice envelope.