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Saturn’s Moon Offers Glimpse of Earth’s Primordial Past

Saturn’s Moon Offers Glimpse of Earth’s Primordial Past

Titan is shown in an optical (atmosphere) infrared (surface) composite from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. In a liquid methane environment, vinyl cyanide may form membranes.

Archival ALMA data have confirmed that molecules of vinyl cyanide reside in the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Titan is shown in an optical (atmosphere) infrared (surface) composite from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. In a liquid methane environment, vinyl cyanide may form membranes.

Credit: B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); NASA

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