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Saturn's moon Titan may have a 6-mile-thick crust of methane ice — could life be under there?


"If life exists in Titan's ocean under the thick ice shell, any signs of life would need to be transported up Titan’s ice shell. This is more likely to occur if Titan's ice shell is warm and connecting."

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