Re: Water on the moon or Mars,part-2

On 23 Dec 2005 14:34:13 -0800, "Brad Guth" <ieisbradguth@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Without our knowing the rate by which raw ice is vaporised(sublimes) in
>the fully solar illuminated vacuum of space, as such we have no actual
>hard-science basis for understanding or otherwise appreciating whatever
>ice might coexist within our moon, or even within Mars.

What is the 'fully solar illuminated vacuum of space'? You do know
that parts of the moon never see sunlight don't you?

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Stephen Horgan

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