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RE: Louis Frank's 'Small Comets'

Daryll, et al,
I didn't "loose" it..............read the thread.................
Water is H20, ice is H20, water vapor is H2O.........(note it is called
water vapor...but not water ice.......or water liquid........)
In the context of the question, it was asked why "more water" not found on
moon. Term is used "loosely".

If someone asked if carbon dioxide existed, there is still the question of
what state (not AZ, TX, NY  :-)
Perhaps next time it should be referred to as hydrogen dioxide??

There is always a misunnerstanding when loosely using the term 'water'!!!!!

Wal


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From:   INTERNET:meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent:   Wednesday, May 27, 1998 10:33 AM
To:     INTERNET:meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject:        RE: Louis Frank's 'Small Comets'


>Listees,
>Methinks there are good explanations for why there is no water on moon.
The
>boiling pt of water in a vacuum is extremely low, and given the moon's
slow
>orbit, there is ample time for it to vaporize and be lost.
>A better question is, why isn't there more water on Mars?
>Conditions are better for it to accumulate there (has atmosphere and lower
>surface temps).
>
>Wal
>

Wally, did you misplace your Mars Owner's Manual?!

"Liquid water cannot exist for long on Mars because of the extremely low
temperatures and an atmospheric pressure that is less than 1% of Earth's.
The average surface temperature on Mars is less than -140 degrees
Fahrenheit. Under such conditions, surface water can only exist as ice or
vapor."

A solid which sublimates and diffuses into space.


:)
d-