Sentences with phrase «nearly pure ice»

A meteorite impact has revealed nearly pure ice (white dot in yellow - brown smudge)-- possibly left from an earlier ice age — beneath a thin layer of martian soil.

Not exact matches

For example, Jupiter's moon Io, whose density is 3.5 grams per cubic centimetre, is all rock, whereas some of Saturn's moons, whose densities are 1.2 grams per cubic centimetre, are nearly pure water ice.

The data from Keck Observatory shows that peroxide is widespread across much of the surface of Europa, and the highest concentrations are reached in regions where Europa's ice is nearly pure water with very little sulfur contamination.

The debate continues, but a new finding shows that its outermost moon, Hydra, is coated with nearly pure water ice.

It is not well known that multi-year sea ice, as from the Arctic Ocean Ice pack, is nearly as pure as distilled water, free of salt, and makes a most delicious cup of tice, as from the Arctic Ocean Ice pack, is nearly as pure as distilled water, free of salt, and makes a most delicious cup of tIce pack, is nearly as pure as distilled water, free of salt, and makes a most delicious cup of tea.

Also, upon freezing the separation of nearly pure water (which becomes ice) leaves behind a relatively heavy brine, which sinks to form Bottom Water in the great oceans.