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To: ml/nj
"I guess I want to question the ice idea. This thing appears to be full of perfectly round craters."

This object is actually big enough to have its own micro-gravity.

Ice that is moved around will, over time, do what water and glaciers do. It will flow, and fill up small holes.

Don't forget that it is a comet, and occasionally approaches the sun, a significant source of warmth.

28 posted on 07/04/2005 4:38:54 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (Mighty and enduring? They are but toys of the moment to be overturned by the flicking of a finger.)
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To: NicknamedBob
Don't forget that it is a comet, and occasionally approaches the sun, a significant source of warmth.

I don't think I'm the one who is forgetting anything.

No one has explained how you can get round craters in a field of ice. Melting/evaporation makes craters even more unlikely.

ML/NJ

40 posted on 07/04/2005 7:05:57 PM PDT by ml/nj
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