Reference no: EM1397094
Match each important characteristic or process of Titan's atmosphere with the gas(es) and/or mechanism(s) that are thought to be responsible.
A. Titan experiences clouds, rainfall, evaporation, and ice - the three phases of methane - as on Earth we experience the three phases of water, due to.
B. Atmospheric methane lost to photodissociation and other chemical reactions must be replaced from.
C. Nitrogen, N2, is the dominant gas. The nitrogen comes from.
D. The temperature profile with altitude includes an inversion producing a stratosphere, as on Earth (and no other planets). The source of heat in the upper atmosphere is.
E. An orange "tholin haze" colors the lower atmosphere. The haze is due to.
F. Hydrogen is produced by photodissociation of methane but is not observed in the atmosphere because of...
Micron-sized particles of hydrocarbons and other organic molecules, formed via photochemical reactions in the upper atmosphere.
Dissociation of ammonia, NH3, incorporated in Titan at its formation.
Absorption of sunlight by methane, CH4, in the upper atmosphere.
The surface temperature and pressure of Titan being close to the triple point of methane.
Evaporation of methane from surface lakes on short timescales, and release from Titan's interior via volcanic processes on geological timescales.