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[Music in]
MISSION CONTROL TEAM: You did great. Thank you. You set the grid.
JONATHAN LUNINE: There is strong evidence now, based upon how Titan radiates energy in the microwave, that the dark areas and, perhaps, even most of the surface of Titan, is, in fact, covered with organic material.
[Music out]
MISSION CONTROL TEAM: You did great. Thank you. You set the grid.
JONATHAN LUNINE: There is strong evidence now, based upon how Titan radiates energy in the microwave, that the dark areas and, perhaps, even most of the surface of Titan, is, in fact, covered with organic material.
[Music out]
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