Re: Energy flux on (in) Titan?

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>The discovery of a (probable) subsurface ocean on Titan has sparked
>discussion of possible life there.
>
>This leads to an obvious question: how much energy would be available
>for life on Titan?  Presumably inner-sea life would be powered by some
>sort of volcanic heating, which in turn would be powered by tidal
>forces.
>
>Is it possible to estimate the total power output available from tidal
>forces acting on Titan?   If so, then how does it compare to the solar
>power flux here on Earth?

	Unfortunately I've lost the paper that was the source of this
number but one estimate that I have seen is about 1/10,000th as much
energy to play with as organisms on Earth have. 
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