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Titan Occupies A Solar System Sweet Spot

Posted by Zonk on from the i-had-dibs dept.

SocietyoftheFist writes "From an article on the BBC website, scientists have determined that Titan occupies a 'sweet spot' much like Earth. Venus is the same size as Earth but too hot so water boiled off long ago ending most geologic processes. Mars is too small to generate enough heat to keep water from freezing so it too slowed down geologically. Titan is much like the Earth with winds, rains and tectonic forces but instead of water it has an abundance of methane. Methane is liquid at the temperatures found in Titan's atmosphere and replaces water in the equation."

4 of 243 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Hmm, methane by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That has got to be the worst first post ever.

  2. Re:Hmm, methane by WilliamSChips · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I find it funny that that post came right after "this has got to be the worst first post ever..."

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  3. Re:Hmm, methane by fossa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was thinking it was a response to the "worst post" post. Why it got modded "redundant" is beyond me though.

  4. Re:Hmm, methane by WilliamSChips · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod musta not read the word "best".

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