Publication Date:
2016-06-07
Description:
It is shown that a pure hydrogen atmosphere cannot be retained by Titan, but will blow off in a few hours. Addition of a heavier gas, such as CH4 or N2, in comparable abundance gives a great improvement, although the escape rate can still be large. Moreover, the actual flux can be predicted with confidence from the mixing ratio of H2 to heavy gas.
Keywords:
SPACE SCIENCES
Type:
NASA. Ames Res. Center The Atmos. of Titan; p 110-117
Format:
application/pdf