Atmospheres of planetary satellites. I - Possible existence

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Apr 1978

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(Astronomicheskii Vestnik, vol. 11, Oct.-Dec. 1977, p. 219-225.) Solar System Research, vol. 11, no. 4, Apr. 1978, p. 179-185. T

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Atmospheric Density, Natural Satellites, Planetary Atmospheres, Albedo, Atmospheric Models, Atmospheric Temperature, Galilean Satellites, Mercury (Planet), Moon, Pluto (Planet), Size Determination, Thermodynamic Equilibrium, Titan

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A very simple classification scheme for atmospheres of solar-system objects is described along with various criteria for the existence of atmospheres and their interrelationship. A method proposed for determining the sizes of borderline objects having practically no atmosphere is used to evaluate the possibility that atmospheres exist on the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. Upper limits are obtained for the gas density in the atmospheres of Io, Europa, and Callisto in the absence of strong gas sources.

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