A pure CH4 atmosphere would rapidly escape from Pluto. For such an atmosphere, even CH4 frosts on Pluto's surface would completely sublimate on a time scale short compared to Pluto's life. Observations of CH4 therefore imply that its atmosphere must also contain another gas in significant quantity.


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    Titel :

    Comments on Pluto's atmosphere


    Beteiligte:
    Trafton, L. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.04.1982


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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