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The 200–600 cm−1 continuum opacity in the troposphere and lower stratosphere of Titan is inferred from thermal emission spectra from the Voyager 1 IR spectrometer (IRIS). The surface temperature and mean molecular weight are 94 K < TG < 97K and 28.3
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Samuelson, R., Hanel, R., Kunde, V. et al. Mean molecular weight and hydrogen abundance of Titan's atmosphere. Nature 292, 688–693 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/292688a0
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