Liquid Confirmed on Saturn's Moon Titan

[zippythepinhead]

Exciting stuff

Liquid flowing on surface of Saturn moon: NASA

[.lava]

hi interesting news. i red about it today. one thing i don't understand. what's so special about finding liquid? finding water would be great but methane and ethane?



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[silvermoon383]

Water is required for life here because it's available in all 3 phases (solid, liquid, gas). It's theorized that it's quite possible for live to come about on Titan that uses liquid hydrocarbons like we use water. That's why it's so exciting.

[OutOfTime]

have you ever been to saturn?

do i think that they have enough tech to observe saturn and conclude liquids on the planet? nope


i thinks it's a hoax.

[Halcyon]

Originally Posted by OutOfTime

have you ever been to saturn?

do i think that they have enough tech to observe saturn and conclude liquids on the planet? nope


i thinks it's a hoax.

NASA sent a probe to Titan, the probe had a camera and various other sensors.

[Troublemane]

not only that but Titan has hydrocarbons! its possible there is life down there!

...and OIL! i say we fly to Titan and get the oil before the Chinese beat us to it!

[Halcyon]

Originally Posted by Troublemane

not only that but Titan has hydrocarbons! its possible there is life down there!

...and OIL! i say we fly to Titan and get the oil before the Chinese beat us to it!

I doubt there is oil, oil is the remains of vast quantities of life, there weren't the signs of much life on Titan.