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	<title>Comments on: Underground Oceans Discovered on Titan</title>
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		<title>By: troy</title>
		<link>http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/underground-oceans-discovered-on-titan/comment-page-1/#comment-37074</link>
		<dc:creator>troy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Authorities believe that a cigarette was the likely culprit.

Sure blame the smokers. We are truely evil people!!

Troy</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#034;Authorities believe that a cigarette was the likely culprit.</p>
<p>Sure blame the smokers. We are truely evil people!!</p>
<p>Troy</p>
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		<title>By: dollhopf</title>
		<link>http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/underground-oceans-discovered-on-titan/comment-page-1/#comment-16511</link>
		<dc:creator>dollhopf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;The only way the surface could be shifting like this is if the moon&#039;s icy crust is floating atop an internal ocean.&quot;

&quot;But this would only be possible if there&#039;s an ocean underneath the surface that the entire crust floats on top of.&quot;

Elsewhere it is claimed that also different explanations do exist for the shifting of the surface. It is also not clear how such a liquid layer could have developed between a solid core and a solid crust.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#034;The only way the surface could be shifting like this is if the moon&#039;s icy crust is floating atop an internal ocean.&#034;</p>
<p>&#034;But this would only be possible if there&#039;s an ocean underneath the surface that the entire crust floats on top of.&#034;</p>
<p>Elsewhere it is claimed that also different explanations do exist for the shifting of the surface. It is also not clear how such a liquid layer could have developed between a solid core and a solid crust.</p>
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		<title>By: dollhopf</title>
		<link>http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/underground-oceans-discovered-on-titan/comment-page-1/#comment-16294</link>
		<dc:creator>dollhopf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jimitre, what is the probability p that god does exist?  p and not p equal 1.  p is faith. Not p is doubt.  While the possibility q to know about the existence of god is q=0.

One can also claim that  &quot;it&#039;s awfully naiive to say that life can&#039;t exist on the sun because it&#039;s too hot or because it&#039;s too near at the sun.&quot; 

We also could establish a new religion in which life on Titan is responsible for good and evil here on earth.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jimitre, what is the probability p that god does exist?  p and not p equal 1.  p is faith. Not p is doubt.  While the possibility q to know about the existence of god is q=0.</p>
<p>One can also claim that  &#034;it&#039;s awfully naiive to say that life can&#039;t exist on the sun because it&#039;s too hot or because it&#039;s too near at the sun.&#034; </p>
<p>We also could establish a new religion in which life on Titan is responsible for good and evil here on earth.</p>
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		<title>By: Jimitre</title>
		<link>http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/underground-oceans-discovered-on-titan/comment-page-1/#comment-16281</link>
		<dc:creator>Jimitre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s awfully naiive to say that life can&#039;t exist on Titan because it&#039;s too cold or because it&#039;s too far from the sun.  Perhaps there&#039;s a form of life there that is more tolerant of lower temperatures than anything found on earth.

I think it&#039;s safe to say 50% because we don&#039;t know enough to give either side of the argument an advantage.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#039;s awfully naiive to say that life can&#039;t exist on Titan because it&#039;s too cold or because it&#039;s too far from the sun.  Perhaps there&#039;s a form of life there that is more tolerant of lower temperatures than anything found on earth.</p>
<p>I think it&#039;s safe to say 50% because we don&#039;t know enough to give either side of the argument an advantage.</p>
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		<title>By: mystic.smeg</title>
		<link>http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/underground-oceans-discovered-on-titan/comment-page-1/#comment-16127</link>
		<dc:creator>mystic.smeg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>lol @ The Scott

You know that normally I&#039;d agree with you Jimmy. But as we have yet to discover any terrestrial life form that can survive Titan&#039;s surface temperature of about 94 K (âˆ’179 Â°C, or âˆ’290 Â°F), not even extremophils that you refer to; I&#039;d still place the chances of life on Titan at 0%. Itâ€™s simply too far away from the sun.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon)

Thatâ€™s not to say that in the next 10 billion years or so, life wonâ€™t spark off as it did on Earth though... 

:0)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>lol @ The Scott</p>
<p>You know that normally I&#039;d agree with you Jimmy. But as we have yet to discover any terrestrial life form that can survive Titan&#039;s surface temperature of about 94 K (âˆ’179 Â°C, or âˆ’290 Â°F), not even extremophils that you refer to; I&#039;d still place the chances of life on Titan at 0%. Itâ€™s simply too far away from the sun.</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon)" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(moon)</a></p>
<p>Thatâ€™s not to say that in the next 10 billion years or so, life wonâ€™t spark off as it did on Earth though&#8230; </p>
<p>:0)</p>
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		<title>By: The Scott</title>
		<link>http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/underground-oceans-discovered-on-titan/comment-page-1/#comment-16122</link>
		<dc:creator>The Scott</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fah, I say.

&quot;...in other news, the peace conference between the Titanians and Earth ended in disaster as the volatile atmospheres mixed and exploded.  Authorities believe that a cigarette was the likely culprit.  No word from the Titanian government as of yet...&quot;

Life on Titan is no less possible than life in a geothermal vent.  Before that came out, I&#039;d have laughed at microbes in boiling poisonous gas venting from the bottom of the ocean.  I&#039;ll say 7%.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fah, I say.</p>
<p>&#034;&#8230;in other news, the peace conference between the Titanians and Earth ended in disaster as the volatile atmospheres mixed and exploded.  Authorities believe that a cigarette was the likely culprit.  No word from the Titanian government as of yet&#8230;&#034;</p>
<p>Life on Titan is no less possible than life in a geothermal vent.  Before that came out, I&#039;d have laughed at microbes in boiling poisonous gas venting from the bottom of the ocean.  I&#039;ll say 7%.</p>
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		<title>By: mystic.smeg</title>
		<link>http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/underground-oceans-discovered-on-titan/comment-page-1/#comment-16097</link>
		<dc:creator>mystic.smeg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Darious:

Life on Titan surface 0% (way too cold for life)
Subterranean life on Titan 0% (way too cold for life)

Consider that Ethanol and Methanol (if located on the surface; located underground too) are active ingredients in antifreeze, so a subterranean liquid water suspension is no surprise. (possible gravitational/thermal tidal heating)

Basically, Titan is too cold above and below ground. If you consider that Ammonia (NH3) boils at -33.34Â°C (239.81 K) we know the subterranean temperature on Titan is below -33Â°C for Ammonia to be present as a liquid. 

Your Freudian slip however, might induce deeper discussion:
Terrestrial microbial life on Huygens (now on Titan) - Have we contaminated Titan for the distant future?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Darious:</p>
<p>Life on Titan surface 0% (way too cold for life)<br />
Subterranean life on Titan 0% (way too cold for life)</p>
<p>Consider that Ethanol and Methanol (if located on the surface; located underground too) are active ingredients in antifreeze, so a subterranean liquid water suspension is no surprise. (possible gravitational/thermal tidal heating)</p>
<p>Basically, Titan is too cold above and below ground. If you consider that Ammonia (NH3) boils at -33.34Â°C (239.81 K) we know the subterranean temperature on Titan is below -33Â°C for Ammonia to be present as a liquid. </p>
<p>Your Freudian slip however, might induce deeper discussion:<br />
Terrestrial microbial life on Huygens (now on Titan) &#8211; Have we contaminated Titan for the distant future?</p>
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		<title>By: pantzov</title>
		<link>http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/underground-oceans-discovered-on-titan/comment-page-1/#comment-16030</link>
		<dc:creator>pantzov</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>fascinating. titan is without a doubt one of the most interesting bodies in the solar system. 

as for the possibility of life, i&#039;d give it about 2%, but that&#039;s a better cahnce than i would have given it before reading this article.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>fascinating. titan is without a doubt one of the most interesting bodies in the solar system. </p>
<p>as for the possibility of life, i&#039;d give it about 2%, but that&#039;s a better cahnce than i would have given it before reading this article.</p>
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		<title>By: dollhopf</title>
		<link>http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/underground-oceans-discovered-on-titan/comment-page-1/#comment-16029</link>
		<dc:creator>dollhopf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Darious, there is not only the possiblity of life in past or present on Titan but also in future. It is estimated that the earth will be extinct when the sun possibly transforms into a red giant. Possibly, the habitable zone in our solar system will then will be located further outward. So Titan possibly will lie in this zone in some billion of years. Maybe Titan will &quot;defrost&quot; and  life will start not till then on Titan.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Darious, there is not only the possiblity of life in past or present on Titan but also in future. It is estimated that the earth will be extinct when the sun possibly transforms into a red giant. Possibly, the habitable zone in our solar system will then will be located further outward. So Titan possibly will lie in this zone in some billion of years. Maybe Titan will &#034;defrost&#034; and  life will start not till then on Titan.</p>
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		<title>By: Basil</title>
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		<dc:creator>Basil</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m confident that liquid water equals life in some shape or form, past or present, so I&#039;ll boldy say 100%. How easy will it be to find, however? Will we even find something in our lifetime? Who knows, but I&#039;m confident if this holds true that there will be life found there (and elsewhere in our own backyard).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#039;m confident that liquid water equals life in some shape or form, past or present, so I&#039;ll boldy say 100%. How easy will it be to find, however? Will we even find something in our lifetime? Who knows, but I&#039;m confident if this holds true that there will be life found there (and elsewhere in our own backyard).</p>
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		<title>By: Darious</title>
		<link>http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/underground-oceans-discovered-on-titan/comment-page-1/#comment-16000</link>
		<dc:creator>Darious</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I meant life on Titan!!!!!!!!My BAD!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I meant life on Titan!!!!!!!!My BAD!</p>
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		<title>By: Darious</title>
		<link>http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/underground-oceans-discovered-on-titan/comment-page-1/#comment-15999</link>
		<dc:creator>Darious</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I like that idea.What do you people think of the possiblity of life,past or present on Cassini  if the ocean body is real?????          1-100%Please post.
I think 50 %</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like that idea.What do you people think of the possiblity of life,past or present on Cassini  if the ocean body is real?????          1-100%Please post.<br />
I think 50 %</p>
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		<title>By: dollhopf</title>
		<link>http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/underground-oceans-discovered-on-titan/comment-page-1/#comment-15993</link>
		<dc:creator>dollhopf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This moon could be a habitat in stock. Like an icebox, conserving the ingredients of life till the epoch when the sun will have turned into a red giant and swallow the earth and the habitable zone will expand away from the inner solar system to it&#039;s outskirts.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This moon could be a habitat in stock. Like an icebox, conserving the ingredients of life till the epoch when the sun will have turned into a red giant and swallow the earth and the habitable zone will expand away from the inner solar system to it&#039;s outskirts.</p>
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		<title>By: LLDIAZ</title>
		<link>http://www.universetoday.com/2008/03/20/underground-oceans-discovered-on-titan/comment-page-1/#comment-15987</link>
		<dc:creator>LLDIAZ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>this is all just amazing</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>this is all just amazing</p>
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