The absence of endogenic methane on Tita
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Christopher R. Glein; Steven J. Desch; Everett L. Shock
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Article
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2009
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We calculate the D/H ratio of CH 4 from serpentinization on Titan to determine whether Titan's atmospheric CH 4 was originally produced inside the giant satellite. This is done by performing equilibrium isotopic fractionation calculations in the CH 4 -H 2 O-H 2 system, with the assumption that the b