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.
Comments on Pluto's atmosphere
1982-04-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
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