That it works both as a comedy and a good - natured meditation on religion, tradition and their persistence in the modern world is a very thick layer of icing on the top. (empireonline.com)
SAN FRANCISCO — Ganymede, the largest of Jupiter's moons, probably harbors a deep salty sea entombed in thick layers of ice. (sciencemag.org)
While most scientists were focusing on the possibility of life in Europa's ocean, he and Bada had been talking about what biochemistry might happen in the 10 - mile - thick layer of ice atop the ocean. (discovermagazine.com)