Saturns Moon Offers Glimpse of Earths Primordial Past

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Credit: B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); NASA

Archival ALMA data have confirmed that molecules of vinyl cyanide reside in the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn\'s largest moon. Titan is shown in an optical (atmosphere) infrared (surface) composite from NASA\'s Cassini spacecraft. In a liquid methane environment, vinyl cyanide may form membranes.

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Titan
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B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); NASA
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Charlottesville
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2018-05-10T10:59:31-04:00
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