Re: [meteorite-list] Thin Air - Cassini Finds Ethereal Atmosphere at Rhea

2010-12-01 Thread Steve Dunklee
The moon Titan also has oxxgen and carbon dioxide in its atmosphere at levels comparable to Reah if it were devoid of nitrogen and methane and th other organic compounds. Titan is composed of 35 to45 per cent water ice at tempratures too low for evaporation or sublimation and recieves very

[meteorite-list] Thin Air - Cassini Finds Ethereal Atmosphere at Rhea

2010-11-29 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-399 Thin Air - Cassini Finds Ethereal Atmosphere at Rhea Jet Propulsion Laboratory November 29, 2010 NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a very tenuous atmosphere known as an exosphere, infused with oxygen and carbon dioxide around