Computer Science
Scientific paper
Apr 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976stia...7716665h&link_type=abstract
Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 53, Apr. 1976, p. 204-208.
Computer Science
Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Models, Planetary Atmospheres, Atmospheric Composition, Atmospheric Temperature, Earth Atmosphere, Jupiter Atmosphere, Mars Atmosphere, Organic Chemistry, Polar Caps, Saturn Atmosphere, Venus Atmosphere
Scientific paper
Present knowledge concerning the chemistry of planetary atmospheres is reviewed along with the theories which attempt to explain observational data. The known gross atmospheric compositions of the terrestrial and giant planets are listed, differences between the atmospheres of earth and Venus are discussed, and the atmospheres of the giant planets are described. The origin and evolution of the atmospheres of earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus are outlined, and chemical processes in the atmospheres are examined, particularly cloud formation. The question of organic synthesis and evolution in the reducing atmospheres of the giant planets is considered. It is noted that laboratory work on the individual chemical processes and reactions involved in the evolution of organic compounds in planetary atmospheres, comets, and interstellar space points to the inevitability of organic-compound synthesis in all these situations and to the pervasiveness of organic chemistry throughout the universe.
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