Abundances of isotopes in planetary atmospheres

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Oct 1978

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(Conference on Protostars and Planets, Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 3-7, 1978.) Moon and the Planets, vol. 19, Oct. 1978, p. 297-303.

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Abundance, Gas Giant Planets, Isotopes, Planetary Atmospheres, Venus Atmosphere, Carbon Isotopes, Mass Ratios, Meteoritic Composition, Nitrogen Isotopes, Oxygen Isotopes, Rare Gases

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Carbon and oxygen isotopes show no large anomalies on Venus (no more than 10-15%) or Mars (less than 5%); the high value of N-15/N-14 found on Mars is explained by nonthermal escape of nitrogen. The isotopes of nonradiogenic noble gases in the atmosphere of Mars exhibit abundance patterns similar to those in the primordial component of meteoritic gases and in the earth's atmosphere. This implies that gas fractionation took place in the inner solar nebula prior to planet formation. The relatively high value of Xe-129 on Mars emphasizes its deficiency on earth, implying a difference in accretion histories of volatiles for the two planets. In the outer solar system, normal isotope ratios for nitrogen and carbon on Jupiter, and for carbon on Saturn are found, but precision is low (+ or - 15% at best). Controversy exists about the correct value of D/H, with current estimates ranging from 2.3 plus or minus 1.1 to 5.1 plus or - 0.7 times 10 to the minus 5th. Planetary missions planned for the next few years should add considerably to the quantity and quality of these data.

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