New hypothesis about how an alien creature exists

Experts hope their findings will open many new doors to study the existence of alien creatures, namely Saturn.

German scientists have recently discovered many living bacteria that exist in tiny droplets on Lake Pitch (Trinidad Lake) on Trinidad's Caribbean island. Thereby, experts say it is very likely that the life of an alien creature will exist in this way on Saturn, which means that these organisms may have used liquid water beneath the layer. Saturn's ice cover.

Based on the results of the study of the largest natural asphalt lake in the world - Pitch Lake, the researchers found the presence of bacteria living in layers of liquid oil and black sticky asphalt floating on the surface. lake.

Pitch lake scene

" We found the existence of a bacteria in the Lake Lake, " said study author Rainer Meckenstock . "The bacteria is small, only 1/50 of its size." of a medium drop of water ".

The co-author, biologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch of Washington State University in Pullman, added: "Each drop here is basically a small ecosystem. They contain a diverse group of microorganisms. capable of breaking the oil on the surface and containing a variety of organic molecules, after testing the chemical reactions, the composition of the water is not rain water but ancient seawater, they exist deep in the ground ".

Researchers Meckenstock said that these microorganisms are likely to come with water components that are deep below the surface and rise to the same layer of oil. This finding shows that bacteria play a big role in breaking the oil layer, they will most likely "wipe out" the oil field without trace.

According to experts, the discovery of this living bacterium makes many people think of substances that exist on Saturn's Titan Moon - hydrocarbons. In it, the mixture of ammonia water may rise, which has a composition similar to that found in the Pitch lake drop.

Meckenstock said the researchers have come up with a plan to investigate "the life cycle and how water droplets work" . By understanding more about the existence of water droplets trapped in oil, experts will have a better idea to learn about organisms on Titan's surface. If they exist, how will they adapt to that hydrocarbon?

The study is published in the Journal of Science.