And face it, that's all we're going on until we land something.
Methane is good enough for us. It would save a lot of lives, so that people aren't burning trees to cook their food.
I'm not being deceptive. I'm pointing out facts.
And what perzactly does happen to those light hydrocarbons on a planet-sized ball that has proven internal thermal reserves? What happens when you mash the light hydrocarbons under heat and pressure? What do they become?
/johnny
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=12
The Huygens probe has successfully landed on Saturn's largest moon Titan. At around 11:30 UTC 14 January 2005 the probe touched down on the surface of this distant world.
I'm not being deceptive. I'm pointing out facts.
Many authors of articles have tried to equate the methane on Titan to our crude oil. They don't equate.
What happens when you mash the light hydrocarbons under heat and pressure? What do they become?
In refineries, we add pressure and temperature to break down hydrocarbons. If you add enough heat and pressure you could bread down all the chemical bonds including those in methane. But it doesn't reverse the process because you add more heat and pressure.
By the way, all crude oil contains biomarks. Each field is different. It allows us to analyse a sample of crude oil and match it to tell which field it came from.
http://www.thermo.com.cn/Resources/201008/916414948.pdf