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Message 144014 - Posted: 28 Jul 2005, 11:34:00 UTC

A group of researchers has proposed a mechanism that could explain the presence of so much methane on Titan - life. The moon's atmosphere is around five per cent methane, and NASA researcher Chris McKay speculates that some of it could be being generated by hydrogen-breathing microbes.

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/25/titan_life/


I guess we have to wait for the results from the Huygens probe.

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