I had a dream about Titan. There were jellyfish living in the lakes of methane that resembled Earthly "moon jellies." Is that scientifically possible?
2007-01-07 02:44:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
To figure out whether it is possible, you have to imagine a metabolic system that uses available resources to produce energy for the organism, and some means of getting rid of its waste. Also you have to figure out how a reproducing organism would not multiply and overrun its food base as time goes by. In other words, after you figure out a plausible metabolism, you then have to figure out a plausible ecosystem.
2007-01-07 03:30:14 · answer #1 · answered by elohimself 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Literally, no. It's too cold & too dry.
Could there be a form of life that resembles an Earth jellyfish that has grown up in Titan's methane lakes & has enzymes that can work at such low temps & a metabolism that is not based on water?
Really, no one knows.
Cool dream.
;-)
2007-01-07 03:29:43 · answer #2 · answered by WikiJo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No because life on Earth exists within a relatively narrow temperature range. The enzymes that drive the jellyfish's metabolism would not function on Titan even if all other things were equal.
2007-01-07 03:16:49 · answer #3 · answered by Jack D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope...not unless there are forms of life out there based on methane instead of carbon.
2007-01-07 02:46:33 · answer #4 · answered by bradxschuman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not our jellyfish. But it is an interesting concept.
2007-01-07 02:51:01 · answer #5 · answered by producer_vortex 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. i think our jelly fish are all salt water
2007-01-07 02:53:25 · answer #6 · answered by dude 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably not.
2007-01-07 03:01:54 · answer #7 · answered by CLICKHEREx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-01-07 02:45:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋