Electrical Activity On Saturn's Moon Titan Confirmed By Spanish Scientists
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 14:21
in Astronomy & Space
Physicists from the University of Granada and University of Valencia have developed a procedure for analysing specific data sent by the Huygens probe from Titan, the largest of Saturn's moons, "unequivocally" proving that there is natural electrical activity in its atmosphere. The scientific community believe that the probability of organic molecules, precursors of life, being formed is higher on planets or moons which have an atmosphere with electrical storms.
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