Contributions from accreted organics to Titan's atmosphere: new insights from cometary and chondritic data

KE Miller, CR Glein, JH Waite - The Astrophysical Journal, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Since its discovery in the first half of the 20th century, scientists have puzzled over the
origins of Titan's atmosphere. Current models suggest that atmospheric N 2 on Titan may …

Titan's bulk composition constrained by Cassini-Huygens: implication for internal outgassing

G Tobie, D Gautier, F Hersant - The Astrophysical Journal, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
In the present report, by using a series of data gathered by the Cassini-Huygens mission, we
constrain the bulk content of Titan's interior for various gas species (CH 4, CO 2, CO, NH 3 …

Noble gases, nitrogen, and methane from the deep interior to the atmosphere of Titan

CR Glein - Icarus, 2015 - Elsevier
Titan's thick N 2–CH 4 atmosphere is unlike any in the Solar System, and its origin has been
shrouded in mystery for over half a century. Here, I perform a detailed analysis of chemical …

Isotopic ratios in Titan's methane: measurements and modeling

CA Nixon, B Temelso, S Vinatier… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The existence of methane in Titan's atmosphere (∼ 6% level at the surface) presents a
unique enigma, as photochemical models predict that the current inventory will be entirely …

Abundance measurements of Titan's stratospheric HCN, HC3N, C3H4, and CH3CN from ALMA observations

AE Thelen, CA Nixon, NJ Chanover, MA Cordiner… - Icarus, 2019 - Elsevier
Previous investigations have employed more than 100 close observations of Titan by the
Cassini orbiter to elucidate connections between the production and distribution of Titan's …

Some speculations on Titans past, present and future

JI Lunine, RD Lorenz, WK Hartmann - Planetary and space science, 1998 - Elsevier
The solar systems second largest natural satellite is shrouded by a thick nitrogen
atmosphere, rich in methane, within which sunlight-and cosmic-ray-driven organic chemistry …

On the origin of Titan's atmosphere

TC Owen - Planetary and space science, 2000 - Elsevier
The present atmosphere of Titan exhibits evidence of extensive evolution, in the form of
rapid photochemical destruction of methane and a large fractionation of the nitrogen and …

Pluto's implications for a Snowball Titan

ML Wong, YL Yung, GR Gladstone - Icarus, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The current Cassini–Huygens Mission to the Saturn system provides compelling
evidence that the present state of Titan's dense atmosphere is unsustainable over the age of …

[HTML][HTML] Titan's internal structure and the evolutionary consequences

AD Fortes - Planetary and Space Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Titan's moment of inertia (MoI), estimated from the quadrupole gravity field measured by the
Cassini spacecraft, is 0.342, which has been interpreted as evidence of a partially …

Carbon isotopic enrichment in Titan's tholins? Implications for Titan's aerosols

MJ Nguyen, F Raulin, P Coll, S Derenne… - Planetary and Space …, 2007 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of the main composition of Titan's atmosphere, many laboratory
experiments have been carried out to reproduce its chemical evolution, particularly the …