Shock Synthesis of Organic Molecules by Meteoroids in the Atmosphere of Titan
Thermochemical modeling and shock-tube experiments show that shocks applied to N _2 /CH _4 gas mixtures can synthesize organic molecules. Sufficiently large, hypersonic meteoroids entering the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan should therefore drive organic chemistry. To do so meteoroids must be suf...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2023-01-01
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| Series: | The Planetary Science Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acdfc9 |