All right, I don't claim to be a scientist, but somebody needs to 'splain this...
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A water world with no atmosphere? That don't seem right...how did the water get there?
It's frozen as ice.
Michael
It's frozen as ice.
Michael
It's frozen as ice.
Michael
Does this mean we will be able to land there when Horizons comes out?
(Someone had to ask)
Don't we already have ice planets though?
At 180 Kelvin, this I believe.It's frozen as ice.
At 180 Kelvin, this I believe.
The visuals just don't seem to match is all.
If it doesn't need a permit.
Yes if no atmosphere.
Although the numbers certainly don't reflect that. 0.1% ice, 63.9% rock, 31.5% metal. Certainly seems like a rocky planet planet to me.Are we sure of this? The general term used has been "airless rocky" moons and planets. This would not qualify, seeing as it is not a rocky planet, but an icy water planet.
Does this mean we will be able to land there when Horizons comes out?
(Someone had to ask)
Water Planet - Frozen - No atmosphere, a shell of ice kms thick under which there is a sea thriving with life, like in the Little Mermaid...![]()
Blue ice as you see in glaciers maybe![]()