posted on Aug, 15 2008 @ 10:43 AM
Titan, the sixth and largest moon of the planet Saturn, is thought to be made largely of ice. Some of that ice may melt during meteor impacts or in
underground processes, producing "ice volcanoes" that emit a "lava" containing ammonia mixed with water.
Could tholins formed in Titan's atmosphere react with liquid water temporarily exposed by meteor impacts or ice volcanoes to produce potentially
prebiotic complex organic molecules — before the water freezes?