Saturn's Moon,Titan,has a Dense Nitrogen Atmosphere While the Planet Mercury

question 56

Multiple Choice

Saturn's moon,Titan,has a dense nitrogen atmosphere while the planet Mercury does not.Titan is better able to hold an atmosphere than Mercury because

• A) Titan's mass is much larger than Mercury's (equal to Jupiter's).
• B) Titan is closer to the Sun than Mercury is.
• C) Titan's mass is much smaller than Mercury's.
• D) Titan is farther from the Sun than Mercury is.
• E) Titan's atmosphere is much hotter than Mercury's.

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