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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Gravitational pull creates tidal friction, which translates into thermal generation. Not enough to generate real heat, actually - the actual temp of liquid water is still cold enough to freeze the personals off an iron dog - but the salinity and pressure is enough to keep it in a liquid form, and potentially within the survivable boundaries of the aquatic extremophiles known on Earth.


15 posted on 11/30/2014 1:47:34 AM PST by Viking2002
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To: Viking2002

Good to know. :)


16 posted on 11/30/2014 7:42:18 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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