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Re: Melting Ice In Vacuum




     A very good question Christian.
     
     I've been wondering about this myself, but I haven't found the answer.
     
     The answer will have to take into consideration that ice in a vacuum 
     doesn't have to melt in order to evaporate, it just has to sublimate.
     My guess is, that sublimation can occur over a wide temperature range 
     but at varying rates.
     
     Hope my two cents aren't made out of wood.
     
     Bob
     robert.s.verish@jpl.nasa.gov
     


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Subject: Melting Ice In Vacuum
Author:  pinter@ping.at at Internet
Date:    1/16/98 11:13 AM


Hi friends,
     
Please forgive me that this question does not deal with meteorites 
directly:
     
Preparing an article on the possibility of ice on the moon I wonder at what 
temperature in vacuum water-ice melts and vaporizes.
     
I would appreciate your help.
     
Thanks in advance and best wishes
     
Christian
     
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