Sentences with phrase «volatile nitrogen ice»

«Evidence suggests this could be a roiling sea of volatile nitrogen ice,» Melosh said.

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There, nitrogen and other «volatile» gases freeze solid in the cryogenic conditions, and water turns to rock - hard ice.

Unlike most smaller Kuiper belt objects, these Pluto - sized bodies are mostly round, likely internally differentiated with the ice and rock separated, and contain frozen volatile ices, like nitrogen, carbon monoxide and methane, in varying amounts on their evolving surfaces.

«This is probably because water ice is hidden by volatile materials like methane, nitrogen and carbon monoxide.»