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Planetary science

the loss of atmospheric gas from the fast tail of the thermal velocity distribution at the exobase.

In planetary science, Jeans escape refers to the loss of atmospheric gas from the fast tail of the thermal velocity distribution at the exobase. This meaning comes from Chamberlain (1963) in Planetary and Space Science.[1]

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References

Chamberlain, J. W. (1963). Planetary coronae and atmospheric evaporation. Planetary and Space Science, 11(8), 901-960. https://doi.org/10.1016/0032-0633(63)90122-3

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