Atmospheric Density Profiles of Europa and Mars

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Atmospheric density profile models for Europa, Enceladus, and Mars are essential for calculating meteorite impacts on their surfaces. Mars has a well-documented atmospheric profile, with numerous research papers available online. Europa's surface pressure is approximately 100 nPa, while Enceladus exhibits significant variability in its atmospheric conditions. For larger meteorites, the atmosphere of Enceladus can often be considered negligible. These insights are crucial for astrobiology research and impact analysis.
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Hi all,

This is my first post. I am a fourth year undergrad doing a project on astrobiology. in order to do calculations of meteorite impact on the surfaces of europa, enceladus, and mars, i need their atmospheric density profile models. Any idea where i could find those?

thanks in advance.

muza
 
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"mars atmospheric profile" gives a lot of relevant google hits, including several papers about its atmosphere.
Europa has a surface pressure of ~100nPa (reference), on Enceladus it is very variable (see this and the following reference) - I would expect that you can neglect it for meteorites of significant size.
 
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