NASA says comets crash into the planet,bring the hydrogen hydroxide to the surface, and the poles are cool enough to currently have enough ice to bury DC in 2.5 miles of ice. An oder of magnitude greater than previously thought.
True story
718 billion tons of ice on Mercury
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zaxrex
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718 billion tons of ice on Mercury
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Re: 718 billion tons of ice on Mercury
I wonder what this means for our estimates of water (any form) on other planets.
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Re: 718 billion tons of ice on Mercury
ice on mercury? I wonder if its toxic
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Re: 718 billion tons of ice on Mercury
I'm more curious about life in said water 
Big thought: Non-carbon based life.
Big thought: Non-carbon based life.
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Re: 718 billion tons of ice on Mercury
Actually the comets are fairly rich in organic material. Melted comet makes "scum" according to zee scientists.
I always thought that water was a necessary buffer for carbon life.
Wouldn't non-carbon life be able to go without the wet stuff?
I always thought that water was a necessary buffer for carbon life.
Wouldn't non-carbon life be able to go without the wet stuff?
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Re: 718 billion tons of ice on Mercury
Maybe? lol, that's beyond my pay gradezaxrex wrote:Wouldn't non-carbon life be able to go without the wet stuff?
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.