#astrobiology thread time!
A paper came out a few weeks ago about "habitability". Specifically, the habitability of Saturn's moon Titan.
We (am one of the co-authors) found that Titan's chemistry could support the equivalent biomass of a small dog.
Is that....bad?
(And what does "habitability" mean anyway?)
Here is the press release from the University of Arizona: https://news.arizona.edu/news/saturns-moon-titan-could-harbor-life-only-tiny-amount-study-finds
(Next post will have link to full paper)
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