: a colorless odorless gaseous alkane C2H6 found in natural gas and used as a fuel
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The combination of the slow wind speeds on Titan—a product of the moon’s thick nitrogen atmosphere—and the density and viscosity of methane and ethane mean that the average wave height would only be a few inches.
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Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 20 June 2024
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Titan’s atmosphere also allows the surface to host rivers, lakes and oceans — all containing liquid methane and ethane.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
The researchers also found evidence of several other organic compounds, including acetylene, propene and ethane, which also signal the moon’s potential to support life.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
Workers exposed to methane, ethane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide or other hydrocarbon components from drilling and refining can experience respiratory problems, headaches, dizziness and insomnia.
—Sarah Martin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 20 June 2024
Read More: Titan-in-a-Test-Tube: Earthbound Chemists Search for Alien Life
Titan’s atmosphere also allows the surface to host rivers, lakes and oceans — all containing liquid methane and ethane.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
The researchers also found evidence of several other organic compounds, including acetylene, propene and ethane, which also signal the moon’s potential to support life.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
Workers exposed to methane, ethane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide or other hydrocarbon components from drilling and refining can experience respiratory problems, headaches, dizziness and insomnia.
—Sarah Martin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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ethane
noun
eth·ane
ˈeth-ˌān 
: a colorless odorless gas that consists of carbon and hydrogen, is found in natural gas, and is used especially as a fuel
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