SETI Talks archive: seti.org It’s perhaps no surprise that the cold worlds of the outer solar system often display surfaces covered in ice, though the ice composition is sometimes unexpected, including sulfur dioxide or nitrogen ice, for instance, in addition to water ice. The motion of these ices as they sublime and condense can have profound effects on these worlds and their atmospheres. The variable patchy atmosphere of Io, the extreme albedo contrasts seen on small scales on Callisto and on large scales on Iapetus, and seasonal changes in the atmospheres of Pluto and Triton, are all controlled by the movement of surface ices.
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20Sep
Posted by Pluto @ 7:13 pm
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September 20th, 2012 at 7:13 pm
…now for? part two ” the replenishment ” viva “star water”
~or do we have to wait for the satellites to get out their first ?
=not wanting to spoil the plot for those that are new to this age old recycling story
September 20th, 2012 at 7:13 pm
@0:05:44 he said we have? ice because we have a gravitational field which retains that ice! so does that mean if the fields around earth weaken at times would or could the ice not be retained as much? as when the gravity is weak less ice can be retained?do we commonly lose water vapour through our atmosphere and do we gain water vapour into our atmosphere?does plasma from CMES turn into liquid water when passes through the fields?and could this cause instant super cell storms being witnessed more