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This brief review will discuss the current knowledge on the origin and evolution of the nitrogen atmospheres of the icy bodies in the solar system, particularly of Titan, Triton and Pluto. An important tool to analyse and understand the origin and evolution of these atmospheres can be found in the different isotopic signatures of their atmospheric constituents. The 14N/15N ratio of the N2-dominated atmospheres of these bodies serve as a footprint of the building blocks from which Titan, Triton and Pluto originated and of the diverse fractionation processes that shaped these atmospheres over their entire evolution. Together with other measured isotopic and elemental ratios such as 12C/13C or 36Ar/N2 these atmospheres can give important insights into the history of the icy bodies in the solar system, the diverse processes that affect their N2-dominated atmospheres, and the therewith connected solar activity evolution. Titan’s gaseous envelope most likely originated from ammonia ices with possible contributions from refractory organics. Its isotopic signatures can yet be seen in the – compared to Earth – comparatively heavy 14N/15N ratio of 167.7, even though this value slightly evolved over its history due to atmospheric escape and photodissociation of N2. The origin and evolution of Pluto’s and Triton’s tenuous nitrogen atmospheres remain unclear, even though it might be likely that their atmospheres originated from the protosolar nebula or from comets. An in-situ space mission to Triton such as the recently proposed Trident mission, and/or to the ice giants would be a crucial cornerstone for a better understanding of the origin and evolution of the icy bodies in the outer solar system and their atmospheres in general. Due to the importance of the isotopic measurements for understanding the origin and evolution of the icy bodies in the solar system, this review will also give a brief discussion on the diverse isotope measurement techniques with a focus on nitrogen.
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MS acknowledges the support of Europlanet 2020 RI. Europlanet 2020 RI has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 654208. NVE and HL acknowledge the FWF NFN Project S11607-N27. NVE acknowledges RFBR grant No 18-05-00195-a. KM acknowledges NASA grants 80NSSC18K1233 and 80NSSC19K1306. BM acknowledges the European Research Council grant 695618. We finally thank an anonymous referee who helped to significantly enhance the value of our review.
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Scherf, M., Lammer, H., Erkaev, N.V. et al. Nitrogen Atmospheres of the Icy Bodies in the Solar System. Space Sci Rev 216, 123 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-020-00752-0
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