Clues on the importance of comets in the origin and evolution of the atmospheres of Titan and Earth

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-9

  Trigo Rodriguez, Josep Ma ^a,b   Javier Martin Torres F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D ESTUDIS ESPACIALS DE CATALUNYA IEEC   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asteroid; Atmospheres; Comet; D H ratio; Earth; Minor bodies; Titan; Water

Indexed keywords

CASSINI-HUYGENS MISSION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; COMET; DISK MATERIAL; IN-SITU; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; LATE HEAVY BOMBARDMENT; MINOR BODIES; PLANETARY BODIES; TERRESTRIAL PLANETS; TITAN; VOLATILE CONTENTS;

ASTEROIDS; EARTH (PLANET); EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY WATER; IN SITU PROCESSING; ISOTOPES; OXYGEN; PLANETS; WATER;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 84855646426     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2011.02.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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