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Thermally-Induced Chemistry and the Jovian Icy Satellites: A Laboratory Study of the Formation of Sulfur OxyanionsLaboratory experiments have demonstrated that magnetospheric radiation in the Jovian system drives reaction chemistry in ices at temperatures relevant to Europa and other icy satellites. Here we present new results on thermally-induced reactions at 50-100 K in solid H2O-SO2 mixtures, reactions that take place without the need for a high-radiation environment. We find that H2O and SO2 react to produce sulfur Oxyanions, such as bisulfite, that as much as 30% of the SO2 can be consumed through this reaction, and that the products remain in the ice when the temperature is lowered, indicating that these reactions are irreversible. Our results suggest that thermally-induced reactions can alter the chemistry at temperatures relevant to the icy satellites in the Jovian system.
Document ID
20110013462
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1029/2010GL044553
Authors
Loeffler, Mark J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Hudson, Reggie L. (Eckerd Coll. Saint Petersburg, FL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
October 2, 2011
Publication Information
Publication: Geophysical Research Letters
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Volume: 37
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
L19201
GSFC.JA.4445.2011
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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