Atmospheric/Exospheric Characteristics of Icy Satellites

Other

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

7

Atmospheres, Exospheres, Icy Satellites, Titan, Io, Enceladus, Europa

Scientific paper

The atmospheres/exospheres of icy satellites greatly vary from one to the next in terms of density, composition, structure or steadiness. Titan is the only icy satellite with a dense atmosphere comparable in many ways to that of the Earth’s atmosphere. Titan’s atmosphere prevents the surface from direct interaction with the plasma environment, but gives rise to Earth-like exchanges of energy, matter and momentum. The atmospheres of other satellites are tenuous. Enceladus’ atmosphere manifests itself in a large water vapor plume emanating from surface cracks near the south pole. Io’s SO2 atmosphere originates from volcanoes. Europa’s tenuous O2 atmosphere is produced by intense radiation bombardment. This chapter reviews the characteristics of the atmospheres of Titan, Enceladus, Io and Europa based on observations.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Atmospheric/Exospheric Characteristics of Icy Satellites does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Atmospheric/Exospheric Characteristics of Icy Satellites, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Atmospheric/Exospheric Characteristics of Icy Satellites will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1598273

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.