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 moons surface converted the ammonia to nitrogen.