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   Message 847 of 1,217   
   Michael Smith to Herman Rubin   
   Re: Methane chemistry at -200 Celsius   
   04 Feb 05 11:28:10   
   
   From: smithm@SPAMBLOCKnetapps.com.au.retro.com   
      
   On 1 Feb 2005 10:12:41 -0500   
   hrubin@stat.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin) wrote:   
      
   > I doubt that Titanian organic chemistry would be that   
   > similar to Terrestrial.  It is possible that their   
   > biological systems may be functionally similar, but   
   > not use the same chemicals.   
      
   The atmosphere of Titan seems to have the processes (wind, evaporation,   
   precipitation) which we would expect on Earth. The temperature is lower, but   
   energy differences still exist. Similar energy gaps could drive Titanian life.   
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