Sentences with phrase «solid ice grains»

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While other species detected in space are formed by gas - phase chemistry alone, or by a combination of both gas and solid - phase generation, methanol is a complex organic compound which is formed solely in the ice phase via surface reactions on dust grains.

In the colder outer areas of the disk, some substances that would otherwise be gaseous or liquid such as water and methane are available as solid ices to agglomerate with the dust grains.