Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983iraj...16...14b&link_type=abstract
Irish Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0021-1052), vol. 16, March 1983, p. 14-16.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Cosmochemistry, Ionization Potentials, Molecular Gases, Terrestrial Planets, Correlation, Mass Distribution, Planetary Evolution
Scientific paper
The possible role of chemical bonding factors in trapping gases during planet formation is investigated. The logarithm of the relative mass of H2O, CO2, N2, and Ne on earth, Mars, and Venus (Oyama et al., 1979) is plotted against the reciprocal of the ionization potential of these gases; and a broad general correlation is found. The correlation coefficients are 0.978 for earth, 0.982 for Mars, and 0.663 for Venus. The low coefficient for Venus is attributed to the low H2O content of that planet, possibly due to outgassing after planet formation.
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