'Projection' of the strange substance Propadiene on the Saturn Titan moon

Astronomers using NASA's Infrared Telescope (IRTF) discovered propadiene - a colorless, flammable gas known as a specialized welding fuel in the stratosphere of the Moon. Titan.

Astronomers using NASA's Infrared Telescope (IRTF) discovered propadiene - a colorless, flammable gas known as a specialized welding fuel in the stratosphere of the Moon. Titan.

Titan - Saturn's largest moon , is a carbon-rich, oxygen-poor world with a range of organic and inorganic compounds, sources of atmospheric energy, and has many lakes and liquid hydrocarbon water.

This is the only planet in the Solar System, except ours, where rainfall and seasonal fluids erode the landscape.

In addition to vague mixtures of nitrogen and hydrocarbons such as methane and ethane, Titan's atmosphere also contains a range of more complex organic molecules.

Picture 1 of 'Projection' of the strange substance Propadiene on the Saturn Titan moon

Titan - Saturn's largest moon is a carbon-rich, oxygen-poor world.(Image source: Space).

Planetary scientists think that this class of chemicals is similar to the Earth's original atmosphere.

On Titan, complex hydrocarbons form after sunlight breaks down methane.

The newly released molecular fragments can bond to form chains with two, three or more carbon atoms.

Propyne (CH 3 CCH), one of the lightest substances containing three carbon, was first discovered in Titan's atmosphere.

Pro Pronene's isomer, propadiene (CH 2 CCH 2 ) is expected to be in Titan's atmosphere for decades to come, University of Maryland researcher Nicholas Oliverardo and colleagues say.

This gas is in the stratosphere of Titan .

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Update 14 September 2019
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