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Astronomers find loads of ice on big asteroid
AP on Yahoo ^
| 4/28/10
| AP
Posted on 04/28/2010 10:13:32 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON Scientists have lots of ice in an unexpected place in our solar system: an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter.
The discovery of significant asteroid ice has several consequences. It could help explain how Earth first got its water. It makes asteroids more attractive to explore. And it muddies the definition between comets and asteroids.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat; Science
KEYWORDS: 24themis; asteroid; astronomers; astronomy; catastrophism; ice; loads; xplanets
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04/30/2010 3:07:29 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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05/15/2010 10:07:17 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
To: NormsRevenge
It could help explain how Earth first got its water It could also explain a sudden, extreme and geography-altering increase in the amount of that water.
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