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PlanetThrak, software for modeling thermal fracturing in ocean worlds
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Overview
Computing the depths of potential thermal fracturing in different planetary bodies based on simple two layer models of their interiors. This information is important for understanding the depths of possible water rock interactions that might provide energy for life, and also for understanding the physical properties of the upper rocky crusts that might be probed by geophysical measurements.