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One possible recipe for life on Titan is a bust

A lab experiment suggests that cell-like bubbles may not form in the moon’s methane lakes

A satellite view of the surface of Titan from the Cassini spacecraft shows multiple lakes scattered across the moon's yellow surface. Latitude and longitude lines are shown in black.

A lab simulation of Titan may burst the bubble of scientists who hoped cell-like spheres might form in the moon’s methane lakes (some seen here in radar images taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft).

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By Tina Hesman Saey

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