Methane-ethane substitution in subsurface clathrate hydrates as a source of Titan's atmospheric methane

• Main Authors: Choukroun, M., Sotin, C., Janssen, M. A., Le Gall, Alice
• Other Authors: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA-California Institute of Technology (CALTECH)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2011
• Subjects: [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-AO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph]; North Pole; Titan
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01088820

International audience Titan is a unique object in the Solar System: it is the only satellite bearing a dense atmosphere, which shrouds its surface to direct observation at most wavelengths. This atmosphere is subject to intense photochemistry by the solar UV, which constantly depletes its major con...