Vibrating Aerosol Molecules on Titan

Titan's vibrating aerosol molecules
June 11, 2014
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In lab experiments NASA scientists matched the spectral signature of an unknown material the Cassini spacecraft detected in Titan's atmosphere at far-infrared wavelengths. The material contains aromatic hydrocarbons that include nitrogen, a subgroup called polycyclic aromatic nitrogen heterocycles.

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