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Do question 10 please

Temp
iquiar
iquia?
Mercury
-179
+449
Yes
Venus
+465
+449
Earth
-89
+58
Earth's moon
-173
+127
Mars
-125
+20
Titan (moon of Saturn) -180
-177
Europa (moon of
Jupiter)
-220
-160
10. Based on the table you completed above, do we think any of these substances would be
viable to support life in our solar system? Why or why not?
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11. How could we find whether there are substances that could support life on other planets?

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