Title of article :
Does ice float in Titan’s lakes and seas?
Author/Authors :
Hofgartner، نويسنده , , Jason D. and Lunine، نويسنده , , Jonathan I.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
Abstract :
We model Titan’s lakes and seas as methane–ethane–nitrogen systems and model the buoyancy of solids in these systems assuming thermodynamic equilibrium. We find that ice will float in methane-rich lakes for all temperatures below the freezing point of pure methane and that ice will also float in ethane-rich seas provided the ice has an air porosity of greater than 5% by volume.
Keywords :
Titan , Titan , Surface , Titan , hydrology , organic chemistry