Space exploration and the history of solar-system volatiles

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Jul 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976itge...14..183f&link_type=abstract

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience Electronics, vol. GE-14, July 1976, p. 183-198.

Computer Science

Degassing, Planetary Composition, Solar System, Space Exploration, Volatility, Asteroids, Atmospheric Heat Budget, Comets, Flow Charts, Jupiter (Planet), Mars (Planet), Mercury (Planet), Natural Satellites, Saturn (Planet), Thermochemical Properties, Venus (Planet)

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The thermochemical history of volatile substances in all solar-system planets, satellites, and planetoids is discussed extensively. The volatiles are viewed as an interface between the abiotic and biotic worlds and as a key to the history of bodies of the solar system. A flowsheet of processes and states is exhibited. Differences in bulk volatiles distribution between the planetary bodies and between the interior, surface, and atmosphere of each body are considered, as well as sinks for volatiles in degassing. The volatiles-rich Jovian and Saturnian satellites, the effect of large-planet magnetosphere sweeps on nearby satellites, volatiles of asteroids and comets, and the crucial importance of seismic, gravity, and libration data are treated. A research program encompassing analysis of the elemental and isotopic composition of rare gas in atmospheres, assay of volatiles-containing phases in regoliths, and examination of present or past atmospheric escape/accretion processes is recommended.

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