Prebiotic Conditions and Search For Life
Main article: Life on Titan See also: Planetary habitabilityWhile the Cassini–Huygens mission was not equipped to provide evidence for biosignatures or complex organic compounds, it showed an environment on Titan that is similar, in some ways, to ones theorized for the primordial Earth. Scientists surmise that the atmosphere of early Earth was similar in composition to the current atmosphere on Titan, with the important exception of a lack of water vapor on Titan. The satellite is thought by some scientists as a possible host for microbial extraterrestrial life or, at least, as a prebiotic environment rich in complex organic compounds.
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