D与H的比率以及泰坦大气的起源和演变
J P Pinto1, J I Lunine, S J Kim
1Hoffman Laboratory, Department of Geological Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
Nature
|January 30, 1986
概括
泰坦 泰坦 泰坦 泰坦 泰坦
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 天体化学是天体化学.
背景情况:
- 与土星和木星相比,泰坦的大气表现出显著的丰富.
- 之前的研究报告称,泰坦大气中的CH3D/CH4比率各不相同.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查泰坦大气中的丰富的原因.
- 为了比较泰坦上的比率与气体巨头上的比率.
主要方法:
- 在泰坦的平流层和深层大气中分析CH3D/CH4比率.
- 与土星和木星的CH3D/CH4比率进行比较.
主要成果:
- 泰坦的大气表现出与木星和土星相比至少3的丰富系数.
- 观察到的CH3D/CH4比率在泰坦的平流层和更深层大气层之间有所不同.
结论:
- 泰坦上的丰富很可能是由于它的形成和随后的大气演变.
- 光化学在推动泰坦大气演变和分化方面发挥着重要作用.
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