Search found 2 matches
- Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:18 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Why not melt ice? (APOD 12 Jun 2008)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7163
Probably not...
...I'm assuming, though, that thruster rockets are somewhat hotter than propane torches and were firing for more than a second or two (else the lander would have gone splat-crunch, yes?) I'm fine with the idea that not all the ice would necessarily have melted -- it just seems odd to me that there w...
- Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:07 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Why not melt ice? (APOD 12 Jun 2008)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7163
Why didn't ice melt in the first place?
Okay, my stupid question of the day...granted, I was raised in the pulp era of science fiction, but I don't think the melting temperature of water ice has changed much since my day -- if the lander was firing rockets all the way to touchdown, how can there be that much solid ice on the surface direc...