The Composition and Chemistry of Titan’s Atmosphere
C. A. Nixon
Abstract
, and other ground- and space-based telescopes. This review focuses on the typical vertical profiles of gases at low latitudes rather than global and temporal variations. The main body of the review presents a chemical description of how complex molecules are believed to arise from simpler species, considering all known "stable" molecules-those that have been uniquely identified in the neutral atmosphere. The last section of the review is devoted to the gaps in our present knowledge of Titan's chemical composition and how further work may fill those gaps.
Topics & Concepts
Titan (rocket family)AstrobiologyAtmosphere (unit)Atmospheric compositionAtmospheric chemistryPhysicsEnvironmental scienceMeteorologyOzoneAstro and Planetary ScienceAstrophysics and Star Formation StudiesPlanetary Science and Exploration