The Atmosphere Mass property of an object represents the total mass of its atmosphere.
Property Details[ | ]
Location[ | ]
The Atmosphere Mass property is located in the Atmosphere section of the Surface tab of the object's properties panel. This section is only visible for Terrestrial Planets.
Units[ | ]
Atmosphere Mass can be viewed and edited using the following units:
- Earth atmosphere mass (earth atm) = 5.148×1018 kg
- Mars atmosphere mass (mars atm) = 2.50×1016 kg
- Kilogram (kg) is the SI base unit for mass
- Grams (g) = 0.001 kg
- Milligrams (mg) = 10-6 kg
Simulation Effects[ | ]
Surface Pressure[ | ]
The Atmosphere Mass is related to the surface pressure, P, and radius of the object, R, and the gravitational constant, G, by the following equation:
