Astrobiology Titan

As the workshops on exo/astrobiology show, many groups in various countries are working together, using simulation experiments and theoretical techniques, to forecast and interpret the processes occurring on the Saturnian moon Titan. 

Astrobiology of Titan A diversity of environments for life broadens the mind to microbial life forms on Titan... 

For astrobiological studies it is important to note that tholins can act as an effective screen for ultraviolet radiation, protecting the surface from it. A wide variety of soil bacteria are able to use tholins as their sole source of carbon. It is thought tholins on Earth may have been the first microbial food for heterotrophic microorganisms before autotrophy evolved. Sekine et al., 2008 [304] studied the role and formation of tholins in Titan s atmosphere. 

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Rauhn, E Exo-astrobiological aspects of Europa and Titan from observations to speculations. Space Sd. Rev. 116, 471-487 (2005)... 

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