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Science 24 June 1983:
Vol. 220. no. 4604, pp. 1374 - 1375
DOI: 10.1126/science.220.4604.1374
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Titan: Discovery of Carbon Monoxide in Its Atmosphere

BARRY L. LUTZ 1, CATHERINE DE BERGH 2, and TOBIAS OWEN 3

1 Planetary Research Center, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona 86002
2 Laboratoire d'Astronomie Infrarouge, Observatoire de Meudon, 92190 Meudon, France
3 Department of Earth and Space Sciences, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794

The 3-0 rotation-vibration band of carbon monoxide in the near-infrared spectrum of Titan has been identified, and a reflecting layer model mixing ratio of carbon monoxide to molecular nitrogen of 6 x 10–5 has been determined. This result supports the probable detection of carbon dioxide by Samuelson and his co-workers and strengthens possible analogies between the atmosphere of Titan and conditions on primitive Earth.

Submitted on December 27, 1982
Revised on March 14, 1983


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