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Is it possible that life may someday exist on Titan?
We have no idea whether or not life exists on Titan, but if there is life there, it must be very different from that on Earth. Because of the low temperatures on Titan, such life, of it exists, cannot be based on liquid water as a solvent. But you asked about the future, whether life may someday exist on Titan. This is even more difficult to answer. If you are thinking of life from Earth, it is very unlikely that terrestrial life could survive on Titan, let alone flourish there. Titan is an intriguing place to study prebiotic chemistry, but probably not for the study of life itself.
David Morrison
NAI Senior Scientist
June 21, 2004
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