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Volatiles
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Volatiles
In
planetary science
,
volatiles
are the group of
chemical elements
and
chemical compounds
with
low boiling points
that are associated with a
planet
's or
moon
's
crust
and/or
atmosphere
. Examples include
nitrogen
,
water
,
carbon dioxide
,
ammonia
,
hydrogen
,
methane
and
sulfur dioxide
. In
astrogeology
, these compounds, in their solid state, often comprise large proportions of the crusts of
moons
and
dwarf planets
.
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