SO2 as liquid solvent for life

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pwokenyaw — 1/5/2005 12:03:23 AM (archived)

A book I read years ago (Wonderful Universe? something like that) suggested SO2 as an alternative to H20 for a liquid solvent for life. The author speculated that interesting chemistry could be happening on Io. Maybe it could have happened even closer to home. All speculative, of course.

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Impact structure in Meridiani Planum. - Robert Clark - 1/1/2005 2:28:29 PM
- re: Impact structure in Meridiani Planum. - Nick Hoffman - 1/2/2005 2:53:25 AM
  - No strawberry gelati? :^( (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/5/2005 3:55:15 PM
  - Mmm, strawberry gelati! - BRFelix - 1/2/2005 5:56:29 AM
    - Marine impact craters on Mars. - Robert Clark - 1/2/2005 5:54:10 PM
      - Resurge Gullies - Nick Hoffman - 1/3/2005 2:38:55 AM
        
        Reconsider it Nick, Global oceans without boundaries. - Philip Simon - 1/4/2005 2:17:37 AM
        
        Cogent points... - Nick Hoffman - 1/4/2005 9:23:01 AM
        
        re: Cogent points... - Marcia - 1/5/2005 10:00:15 PM
        
        Nice answers. I have some further points we can debate. - Philip Simon - 1/5/2005 5:33:47 AM
        
        re: Ta da! Nice first draft! - BRFelix - 1/4/2005 5:37:24 PM
        
        re: Ta da! Nice first draft! - Nick Hoffman - 1/4/2005 8:51:13 PM
        
        Stratocone or Salt Dome? - Phil Simon - 1/5/2005 6:08:18 AM
        
        Paleo-lakes in Meridiani. - Robert Clark - 1/3/2005 4:02:22 AM
        
        Hi Bob, glad to see some counter opinions! - Philip Simon - 1/4/2005 2:37:03 AM
      - re: Basin in Meridiani needs more diagnostics - BRFelix - 1/2/2005 6:51:29 PM
        
        How about Sulfur Dioxide as the liquid? - Philip Simon - 1/4/2005 4:30:01 AM
        
        re: How about Sulfur Dioxide as the liquid? - Nick Hoffman - 1/4/2005 9:56:55 AM
        
        H2S could stabilize the SO2 ?? - Phil Simon - 1/5/2005 6:25:25 AM
        
        SO2 as liquid solvent for life - pwokenyaw - 1/5/2005 12:03:23 AM
        
        re: Oh dear. Kargel. Isn't he the one - BRFelix - 1/4/2005 5:52:22 PM
        
        Isn't he the one? - Nick Hoffman - 1/4/2005 8:52:34 PM
  - Read the article, bud. - Robert Clark - 1/2/2005 4:08:23 AM
- re: Basin, yes. Impact structure, not necessarily - BRFelix - 1/1/2005 5:17:43 PM

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