Hi Ed, It is true that water ice will sublimate because the barometric pressure is so low on Mars--but the reason it doesn't "stick around" is because of the much lower gravity. At 03:34 PM 12/9/2008 -0500, you wrote: > Don wrote: > I read that on Mars, the air is very cold and totally >dry, and when there is exposed ice the . water evaporates directly, and is >lost into space because the air cannot hold it. Hmmm. Hey, Don, not >only that! On Mars the average downweight for pianos is only about 17 >grams! Ed S. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - >http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.16/1840 - >Release Date: 12/9/2008 4:53 PM Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716
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