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July 06, 2015

Early Titan Was a Cold, Hostile Place For Life
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 05, 2015
Titan is a mysterious orange-socked moon of Saturn that is exciting to astrobiologists because it has some of the same kinds of chemicals that were precursors to life on Earth. It also has a hydrological cycle that allows liquid to move between the ground and atmosphere, providing a cycle that could support life. Its atmosphere is 95 percent nitrogen, but it also has a tad bit of methane, predominantly close to the surface. The methane is important because it contributes to a slight greenhouse eff ... read more

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