ABIOGENIC OIL AND THE MYSTERY OF TITAN’S METHANE

As the Huygens probe descended through the smog-like atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan, it revealed a strangely earth-like topography of river channels and a frozen sea. It also created a new mystery: what is the origin of the moon’s abundant methane?

The question has only intensified the tone of the debate over the origin of oil and gas here on planet Earth.

..Can the processes on Titan and possibly Mars also be the source of the world’s vast underground reservoirs of oil and gas?

…Chevron petroleum geologist Barry Katz told Geotimes, “Oil is not simple to find and it’s very expensive to produce, and the places that we’re going now are more difficult and more expensive than ever. It is a finite resource, so don’t waste it.”

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