That stuff around an ice cube is called scotch.
So all this atmosphere we are talking about came
from the frozen solid nucleus? It was originally
much larger and made up of solidified gas that is
now difusing into space, and much faster as it
nears the sun?
Be interesting to see the photos.
Yes. At sea level 1 cubic mile of ice makes 1700 cubic miles of water vapor. Multiply that volume by a bunch to get how many cubic miles of near-vacuum vapor that equals!