Impact of comets could be responsible for Titan's atmosphere

Monday, May 9, 2011 - 13:00 in Astronomy & Space

(PhysOrg.com) -- Titan, Saturn's largest moon, may have had help with the creation of its nitrogen-rich atmosphere, according to a new study published in Nature Geoscience. Scientists believe that multiple impacts by comets hitting the ammonia ice on the moon’s surface converted the ammonia to nitrogen.

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