It's generally understood that if clouds are to form in the atmosphere of a planet or moon, there needs to be a certain amount of vapor present there to undergo condensation. But in the case of Saturn's moon Titan, both the decades-old Voyager 1 mission and the more recent Cassini mission have spotted ice clouds in Titan's troposphere, which is virtually devoid of vapor. In a new paper, NASA researchers may have just figured out how the unlikely clouds are appearing.
.. Continue Reading Solid state chemistry could be clouding up Titan's bone-dry atmosphereCategory: Space
Tags: Related Articles:
- NASA uploads the Voyager mission's golden record to Soundcloud
- NASA releases stunning global maps of six of Saturn's moons
- NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft rides interstellar tsunami wave
- Scientists claim that Voyager 1 left the Solar System last year
- Magnetic anomaly that cast doubt on Voyager 1's entry of interstellar space explained
- It's official: Voyager 1 has entered interstellar space
from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2dhBuK1
No comments:
Post a Comment