Planets and Moons  ID: 12467

A Titan Discovery

Released on July 28, 2017
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NASA scientist Maureen Palmer narrates this video about the definitive detection of acrylonitrile on Titan.

Music Provided by Killer Tracks: "A Look Ahead" - Matthew St Laurent.

NASA Goddard scientists have made an exciting discovery on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The team has definitively detected the molecule acrylonitrile in Titan's atmosphere - a finding that has astrobiological relevance.

Credits

David Ladd (USRA): Lead Producer
Michael Lentz (USRA): Lead Animator
Lisa Poje (USRA): Animator
Maureen Palmer (Science Collaborator): Lead Scientist
Conor Nixon (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Martin Cordiner (Catholic University of America): Scientist
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Astrobiology
SVS >> Planetary Science
SVS >> Titan
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
SVS >> Saturn