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Which planets can retain which gasses?
•Jovian Planets
–can retain all gasses
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•Earth and Venus
–can retain all except H2
–Cold trap on Earth
preserves our H
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•Mars
–can retain CO2
–barely retains H2O
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•Titan and Triton
–only moons which can retain atmospheres
From our text Horizons, by Seeds