There are two layers - an external
icy layer of 30 - 40 km, and an internal rocky core made up of silicates.»
Ten days on, my curvy, hilly street is still mired in sooty,
icy layers of snowpack.
Not exact matches
I grew up on the ones where the creamy ice cream
layer was beneath the sweet and
icy orange outer
layer of the pop.
The contrast between the fruity, creamy and
icy layers, plus a bit
of crunch from chia seeds and bee pollen is truly heavenly.
While most New Yorkers were
layering on sweaters, bemoaning
icy sidewalks and posting images
of chilly weather readings on social media, a lucky few were, if not celebrating, at least turning a profit.
There Voyager had laid bare vast, surprisingly smooth stretches that told
of a past marked by intense internal activity and maybe even a liquid - water
layer buried below its
icy shell — both on a moon seemingly too small for such phenomena.
All
of these molecules stick to the surface
of dust specks, accumulating
icy layers over millions
of years.
One possiblity is that an
icy object might have collided with 24 Themis, leaving behind a
layer of ice.
The
icy deposits appear to be patchy and thin, and it's possible that they are mixed in with the surface
layer of soil, dust and small rocks called the regolith.
But the team calculates that if the
layer of rock and
icy soil above the water table is particularly conductive, it could be absorbing enough energy from the radar to obscure a telltale signal.
What makes that
layer possible are temperatures that approach -20 °C within Jupiter's outer
icy moons at certain depths — exceeding the melting point
of ice at high pressures.
A strong sun will melt surface snow, which then refreezes at night into an
icy crust, off
of which the next
layer of snow can easily slip.
Future wet suits with surface textures like the thick fur
of otters that trap insulating air
layers could keep tomorrow's divers warmer in
icy waters.
Because the gas would have remained frozen within the comet's interior unless exposed by the impact, that suggests the probe did penetrate some sort
of icy layer — but perhaps one much different from what astronomers originally predicted.
The Lukina Jama - Trojama is the deepest cave system in Croatia, extraordinary for its vertical shape, long pits and great depth
of -1392 m. From an ecological point
of view this cave system is extremely interesting for having three microclimatic
layers: firstly entrance
icy part with the temperature
of about 1 °C, secondly, middle part with the temperature up to 2 °C and bottom part with temperature till 4 °C.
Parts
of this small,
icy Saturnian moon are covered with a thick
layer of extremely powdery snow, according to a presentation here today at a joint meeting
of the European Planetary Science Congress and the Division for Planetary Sciences
of the American Astronomical Society.
The new insights could be useful both when it is desirable to have droplets stick to surfaces, such as in some kinds
of 3 - D printers, to help make sure each printed
layer adheres thoroughly to the previous
layer, and when it's important to prevent droplets from sticking, such as on airplane wings in
icy weather.
Erosion carved these
icy blue cliffs from sheets
of ice just below Mars's
layer of dust (Science, DOI: 10.1126 / science / aao1619).
The key factor in determining if a crack is going to occur is the strain rate, the rate
of pull from another body that would have caused the moons to deform at a rate that the top,
icy layer could not sustain — leading to cracks.
In some Saturn scenarios, only the outer
layer of frozen water was swept up by the planet, creating proto - rings that could have evolved into the
icy bands visible today.
However, there is evidence that some may have
layers of liquid water beneath their
icy crusts.
When an
icy impact occurred, the impactor's kinetic energy became heat energy, instantly melted some ice, gouged out a crater, and kicked up into Mars» thin atmosphere large amounts
of debris mixed with water (liquid, ice crystals, and vapor)-- and complex organic molecules that obviously came recently from life.127 Then, the dirt and salt - water mixture settled back to the surface in vast
layers of thin sheets — strata — especially around the crater.
But, this amazing
icy - hued Alfred Shaheen dress from Jess James + Co (a new local favorite) was just asking for a bit
of chill in the air and 12
layers of froth and wool and sparkle.
Still, Madden's film, which is based on the 2007 Israeli drama «Ha - Hov,» is an overwhelmingly
icy one, built as it is on deep, dark shadows, cold stone buildings and a
layer of Eastern bloc grime.
Zigzag sipes increase the number
of biting edges, and the hydrophilic coating absorbs a micron - thin
layer of water that improves traction on
icy surfaces.
Her striking compositions, typically using acrylic, often evoke a fragmented version
of the landscapes
of her native Scandinavia, with abstract geometrical motifs
layered over scenes resembling
icy mountain ranges or seascapes.
The polar bear is perfectly suited to its frigid,
icy habitat: They have two
layers of fur — glossy, waterproof «guard» hairs and dense under - fur — and a thick
layer of fat — 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters)-- beneath their skin that helps keep them warm.
Layer pale
icy blue or pale green china sets with white china patterns and you will have stunning Christmas tablescapes with subtle amounts
of wintry color.