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To: going hot

The ratio in comets and the oceans works out to about 1:6410, the ratio in Jupiter and other large extraterrestrial sources is about 1:6420; since the deuterium or heavy water is more prevalent in comets and in Earth’s oceans, stripping the neutrons would give the opposite result, similarly to differential heating.


20 posted on 12/11/2014 10:54:40 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Celebrate the Polls, Ignore the Trolls)
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To: SunkenCiv
I appreciate the light.

I was commenting on what the article above postulates, that this particular comet differs in ratio.

My musings are the sun could possibly change these ratios over a few billion years' time, due to it's influence when comets pass by, thus making the ratios valuable for comparison, but not for absolute statements.

22 posted on 12/11/2014 11:05:36 AM PST by going hot (Happiness is a momma deuce)
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