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Old 28-March-2008, 03:26 AM
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Three points of interest:

1) They have high molecular weights, but it does not sound to me like the evidence pinpoints organics for the higher weights - we might learn more on subsequent passes when the 'dust catcher' is working.

2) What has become clear is that there is no evidence of ammonia, which was an important part of the earlier 'underground ocean hypothesis'

3) The temperature is now constrained to be AT LEAST -135F; which reduces the need for ammonia; but also makes modeling a source of all the thermal energy even more difficult. This is a great part of the puzzle!
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