The chance to discover a form of life with a different chemical basis than life on Earth has led some researchers to consider Titan the most important world on which to search for extraterrestrial life. A few scientists hypothesize that if the hydrocarbon chemistry on Titan crossed the threshold from inanimate matter to some form of life, it would be difficult to detect. This is because there is no way that terrestrial life could have originated or could prosper on Titan because of the fundamentally different chemistry of Titan's surface. Moreover, because Titan is so cold, the amount of energy available for building complex biochemical structures is limited, and any water-based life would freeze without a heat source.
==External links
Category:Proposed spacecraft
Category:Scheduled spaceflights
Category:Unmanned spacecraft
Category:NASA probes
Category:Saturn spacecraft
Category:Space exploration
it:TIME
Adapted from the Wikipedia article Titan Mare Explorer, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Titan Mare Explorer – Potential habitable zone
The chance to discover a form of life with a different chemical basis than life on Earth has led some researchers to consider Titan the most important world on which to search for extraterrestrial life.
If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it!
Related Articles
Titan IV family (including the IVA and IVB) of space boosters were used by the U.S. Air Force. They were launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Statio...
The rover could have been the first mission since the Viking program landers of the 1970s to specifically look for the chemistry associated with life ...
Scholarship Zone, If you have decided that going back to college is a good decision for you, then you need a way to fund your new decision. This is do...
The article classifies types of private data stored in Internet Explorer, analyses Internet Explorer password recovery programs, and give us some exam...
The Rolex Explorer and the Explorer II are two popular sport models that fall under the professional line of wristwatches. Sharing the same name, both...
Related Articles
Titan IV family (including the IVA and IVB) of space boosters were used by the U.S. Air Force. They were launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Statio...The rover could have been the first mission since the Viking program landers of the 1970s to specifically look for the chemistry associated with life ...Scholarship Zone, If you have decided that going back to college is a good decision for you, then you need a way to fund your new decision. This is do...The article classifies types of private data stored in Internet Explorer, analyses Internet Explorer password recovery programs, and give us some exam...Related Videos
On March 31, 1989 headlines informed that Phobos 2, before losing contact, captured some strange photos of an unidentified object. Phobos 2 operated normally during...
Scientists working with NASA's Dawn spacecraft reveal new data and imagery captured by the probe as it approaches the Vesta asteroid at a science briefing...
Science & Reason on Facebook: tinyurl.com Cosmic Visions: New ESA Space Science Missions Move Forward. Under its Cosmic Vision initiative, the European Space Agency has...