Title of article :
Atmospheric moons Galileo would have loved
Author/Authors :
Sushil K. Atreya، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
Abstract :
In the spirit of the symposium and the theme of the session of this presentation, “Our solar system after Galileo, the grand vision,” I review briefly a relatively recently discovered phenomenon in the solar system − existence of atmospheres on certain moons, including Io, one of the four moons Galileo discovered four centuries ago. The origin of such atmospheres is discussed, and comparisons are made between various gassy moons.
Keywords :
solar system: general , planets and satellites: individual (Enceladus , Ganymede , Jupiter , Moon , Titan , Uranus) , Triton , Sun: abundances , Io , Saturn , Neptune
Journal title :
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Journal title :
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union