To: abner
Would the water have all evaporated into space?
10 posted on
03/02/2004 11:04:47 AM PST by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: RightWhale
Would the water have all evaporated into space?Maybe, if it froze and then sublimated (like snow on the ground).
25 posted on
03/02/2004 11:07:28 AM PST by
Consort
To: RightWhale
When the moon or an asteroid hit Mars the shock wave was so big, it blew the atmosphere right off Mars. With no atmospheric pressure to keep things from boiling, H2O and any other liquids vaporized and were lost in space...at least that's what I heard from some guy...
Stay tuned for more developments....
225 posted on
03/02/2004 12:25:20 PM PST by
GRRRRR
(Love America? Vote Republican)
To: RightWhale
"Would the water have all evaporated into space?" According to the paper at this link, water is disassociated into H, H2, and O by the UV light that reaches the surface. These lighter species can reach escape velocity because of Mars' reduced gravity.
It's an interesting paper.
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