Titan Occupies A Solar System Sweet Spot

SocietyoftheFist writes "From an article on the BBC website, scientists have determined that Titan occupies a 'sweet spot' much like Earth. Venus is the same size as Earth but too hot so water boiled off long ago ending most geologic processes. Mars is too small to generate enough heat to keep water from freezing so it too slowed down geologically. Titan is much like the Earth with winds, rains and tectonic forces but instead of water it has an abundance of methane. Methane is liquid at the temperatures found in Titan's atmosphere and replaces water in the equation."

Hmm, methane

[Saven Marek]

Methane hey. that could be spelled "oil"

I say we go get rid of the terrorist on Titan.

methane?

[TheAdventurer]

omg it's the fart planet!

The 14 year old cherry-bomb-in-mailbox type of rascal in me demands that we light a match and drop it on Titan. BOOM. That would be neat.

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Re:Methane!

[dot.solipsist]

No, no. I think the Font of Life is Comic Sans.

Re:Hmm, methane

[ShineyMcShine]

this has got to be the best first post ever...

Great!

[Baloo Ursidae]

Now we have a lifeless planet full of transit bus fuel. Just have to get it here...

Re:methane?

[thrillseeker]

There are theoretical models which postulate that life 'not quite as we know it' could evolve in a methane based ecosystem. Ahhh - so that's where slashdot began.

Re:methane?

[suitepotato]

Cue umpteen posts noting that there's no oxygen for the methane to combust with. Follow with posts noting the redundancy and anal nature of the preceeding posts. Follows those with posts arguing the relatively humorous nature of the posts preceeding the preceeding posts. Mix thoroughly, bake at brainstorm temperature, serves as many /.ers as bother reading.

Re:methane?

[e_xworm]

Isn't methane a little bit too flammable? Imagine that poor titanian that first discoveres fire:
"Hey look i have created..."
KA-BOOM

Re:Methane ice worms living on Earth

[MichaelSmith]

Image here. [psu.edu]

I hope that is an electron micrograph you have there. Otherwise I am going to cut down on my enthusiasm for Titan exploration.

Cue James Cameron.

Re:What about Uranus?

[JebusIsLord]

Rectum? Damn near killed 'em!

Captin, I fail to see the logic of this...

[Spoing]

While you do have a propensity towards green women, the smell captin...how do you get past the smell?

subject here

[baudbarf]

So... our early Titan colonies will be plastered with "ABSOLUTELY No Smoking" signs.

Life from 4 elements?

[Sky Cry]

Titan is much like the Earth with winds, rains and tectonic forces but instead of water it has an abundance of methane.

So to get life you need 4 elements?
Wind = Air;
Tectonic Forces = Earth;
Liquid Methane = Water;
And Fire would be... Required temperature or lightning?

Storm. In an ocean or just on a coast lightning striking something? Perhaps that's how life is born?

Not that I have any idea what I'm talking about... :)