Dragonfly mission to Titan

[frogwoman]

Dragonfly's Journey to Titan

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This is in a few years time (2027 launch) but I can't wait tbh, represents one of the best chances for finding life outside the earth in the solar system.

 

[bcuster]

very promising mission

 

[frogwoman]

very promising mission

Do you think they'll find anything?

 

[frogwoman]

 

[bcuster]

Do you think they'll find anything?

I've been very bullish on NASA lately owing to recent huge success on Mars missions, etc

 

[frogwoman]

I've been very bullish on NASA lately owing to recent huge success on Mars missions, etc

I think with this and the Europa etc missions we could end up finding life outside the earth in 10 or 20 years tbh.

 

[frogwoman]

The organic compounds like benzene etc in the atmosphere are pretty interesting. In some of these podcasts and talks I've watched about space CFCs are mentioned as a technosignature as it's thought there's no way to produce them in nature, but I wonder if there is a way in some atmospheres that they could have a natural origin as I'm guessing the benzene and hydrocarbons do on Titan.

 

[frogwoman]

An interesting aromatic molecule found in Titan’s atmosphere: Cyclopropenylidene | Henry Rzepa's Blog

Cyclopropenylidene must be the smallest molecule to be aromatic due to π-electrons, with just three carbon atoms and two hydrogen atoms. It has now been detected in the atmosphere of Titan, one of Saturn's moons and joining benzene, another aromatic molecule and the protonated version of...

www.ch.imperial.ac.uk

 

[WouldBe]

Dragonfly's won't live long enough to get to Titan.

 

[frogwoman]

It'd be pretty cool if they did find aliens there.

 

[frogwoman]

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/new-images-track-clouds-on-saturns-largest-moon/

James Webb has taken (pretty blurry) clouds and even a sea on Titan.