title: Melting of io by tidal dissipation.
abstract: The dissipation of tidal energy in Jupiter's satellite Io is likely to have melted a major fraction of the mass. Consequences of a largely molten interior may be evident in pictures of Io's surface returned by Voyager I.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Peale
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cassen
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Reynolds