Title of article
Does ice float in Titan’s lakes and seas?
Author/Authors
Hofgartner، نويسنده , , Jason D. and Lunine، نويسنده , , Jonathan I.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
Pages
4
From page
628
To page
631
Abstract
We model Titan’s lakes and seas as methane–ethane–nitrogen systems and model the buoyancy of solids in these systems assuming thermodynamic equilibrium. We find that ice will float in methane-rich lakes for all temperatures below the freezing point of pure methane and that ice will also float in ethane-rich seas provided the ice has an air porosity of greater than 5% by volume.
Keywords
Titan , Titan , Surface , Titan , hydrology , organic chemistry
Journal title
Icarus
Serial Year
2013
Journal title
Icarus
Record number
2379768
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