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Methane is a greenhouse gas that contributes to the warming of Earth's atmosphere {fact:1, fact:2}, serves as a component in Earth's metabolic processes [1], and is a chemical substance whose stability is defined by Earth's atmospheric conditions [2], while also being compared to the liquid methane found on Titan [3].
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Alternative Biochemistries: Speculations about Strange Possibilities pressbooks.cuny.edu 1 fact
claimSaturn’s moon, Titan, is the only world in the solar system besides Earth known to have liquid on its surface, specifically liquid methane (CH4) and ethane (C2H6), which are dominant due to the moon's low surface temperatures.
Carbon may not be the only basis for life. Look for silicon, too bigthink.com 1 fact
claimCarbon compounds, including proteins, DNA, methane, and carbon dioxide, are essential for the metabolism of many life forms on Earth.
Hypothetical types of biochemistry - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimBoranes are explosive in Earth's atmosphere but would be stable in a reducing atmosphere that lacks oxygen or oxidizing gases and contains reductant gases such as hydrogen, carbon monoxide, methane, and hydrogen sulfide.
Scientific consensus on climate change - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimGreenhouse gases such as methane and nitrous oxide play a significant supporting role in the human-caused warming of the Earth.