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  • Titan’s Frigid Chemistry Defies a Core Rule: Like Dissolves Like Breaks Down

    Titan’s Frigid Chemistry Defies a Core Rule: Like Dissolves Like Breaks Down

    Titan’s Surprising Chemistry under Frigid Conditions In the hollowed reaches of the outer solar system, Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, harbors a world of ice-coated lakes and a dense, nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Recent research reveals a surprising twist: at Titan’s extreme cold, common rules about how molecules dissolve—the so-called “like dissolves like” principle—do not always apply. This…