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Titan Tholins: Simulating Titan Organic Chemistry in the Cassini-Huygens Era.

Authors :
Cable, Morgan L.
Hörst, Sarah M.
Hodyss, Robert
Beauchamp, Patricia M.
Smith, Mark A.
Willis, Peter A.
Source :
Chemical Reviews. Mar2012, Vol. 112 Issue 3, p1882-1909. 28p.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The article focuses on the organic chemical composition of Titan based on the discovery report of the Cassini-Huygens mission to the Saturn system. It mentions that Titan's atmosphere was denser than the Earth's and consists of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, methane, and hydrogen, and the surface have various putative energy sources. Furthermore, information on Tholin, which is a sticky brownish residue formed in Titan atmospheric simulation experiments, is presented.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00092665
Volume :
112
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Chemical Reviews
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
73913171
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/cr200221x