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Speaking of ocean, water is mentioned several times in discussing Titan but the hydrologic cycle analogue consists of various hydrocarbons. But to the fourth p
by datameta 1y ago
Speaking of ocean, water is mentioned several times in discussing Titan but the hydrologic cycle analogue consists of various hydrocarbons.
But to the fourth point, I wonder to what extent radiation is a factor in mutation of biological material. It turns out Titan has a rather low surface irradiation coefficient due to being rather distant from Saturn's radiation belt, a weak induced magnetosphere (rare for moons!), and the ions are mostly water-based coming from Enceladus while Jupiter's radiation belts are largely sulphur ions coming from Io.
- indoordin0saur 1y agoThe hydrocarbon oceans are on the surface, but there are liquid water oceans beneath the surface.
- datameta 1y agoIf I'm not mistaken, they are water-ammonia mixture down to -97C, so it would a boon for our understanding of life had it evolved in such conditions.