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718 billion tons of ice on Mercury
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:33 pm
by zaxrex
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
Re: 718 billion tons of ice on Mercury
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:56 pm
by GaToR
I wonder what this means for our estimates of water (any form) on other planets.
Re: 718 billion tons of ice on Mercury
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:16 pm
by PGT
ice on mercury? I wonder if its toxic
Re: 718 billion tons of ice on Mercury
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:43 pm
by Sabre
I'm more curious about life in said water
Big thought: Non-carbon based life.
Re: 718 billion tons of ice on Mercury
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 6:45 pm
by zaxrex
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?
Re: 718 billion tons of ice on Mercury
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:00 pm
by Sabre
zaxrex wrote:Wouldn't non-carbon life be able to go without the wet stuff?
Maybe? lol, that's beyond my pay grade
