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Space/Science » in reply to Methane in the water plumes of Enceladus.

WOW!!!....

Jacob Samorodin — 3/12/2006 8:27:46 PM (archived)

See my two posts below [on another thread] on a spacecraft mission possibility to that tiny world...

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Methane in the water plumes of Enceladus. - Robert Clark - 3/12/2006 2:51:24 PM
- "This could arise either from hydrothermal activity or microbial activity." - et - 3/13/2006 12:03:47 AM
  - re: "This could arise either from hydrothermal activity or microbial activity." - Robert Clark - 3/13/2006 7:57:12 AM
    - "A moon or planet would ot be "born" with methane. It has to come from somewhere." - end transmission - 3/13/2006 6:58:25 PM
      - You're right the methane could be primordial. - Robert Clark - 3/13/2006 7:22:59 PM
        
        Titan's CH4 is probably primordial as well. - et - 3/13/2006 7:38:43 PM
        
        It's good to be conservative & cautious with interpretation, but a biological explanation is still feasible. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/14/2006 12:27:36 AM
  - LOL, thanks ET (n/t) - R.L. - 3/13/2006 3:11:29 AM
- Think about it from the thermodynamic perspective. - Jacob Samorodin - 3/12/2006 9:04:18 PM
- WOW!!!.... - Jacob Samorodin - 3/12/2006 8:27:46 PM
  - Sounds like a good mission for the emerging private space program. - Lee - 3/12/2006 9:11:16 PM
    - I agree. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/12/2006 10:10:59 PM

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