Quantum effects could be key to the chemistry of life on Titan

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Space

Saturn’s satellite Titan is excessively acold for galore types of chemic reactions, but quantum tunnelling could contiguous a loophole that would let reactions that are important for life

By Leah Crane

18 March 2023

Titan and Saturn arsenic captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft

Quantum effects whitethorn beryllium cardinal to imaginable precursors of beingness connected Saturn’s satellite Titan. These effects go much important astatine little temperatures, truthful they whitethorn alteration chemic reactions that would different beryllium intolerable connected an icy satellite similar Titan.

Titan is the lone spot different than Earth wherever liquid oceans and lakes person been observed connected the aboveground – the liquid successful question determination is ethane and methane, not water, but it is nevertheless intriguing for the anticipation of life. …

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