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Re:Organic molecule compositions in samples of asteroid Ryugu by sandworm101 on Sunday February 26, 2023 @11:35AM (#34946813)
Sublimates in one place, condenses in another. It moves from sunny parts of a body to darker parts. And since everything is rotating, the net effect is minimal.
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Re:Organic molecule compositions in samples of asteroid Ryugu by Nomentatus on Sunday February 26, 2023 @03:41PM (#34949171)
For that to happen, it can't be gravity that keeps a single molecule near long enough for that to happen - dipole forces at a fairly large distance in vacuum over enough time... maybe... at enough distance from the sun. Maybe. Maybe.

Static electrical field from the asteroid, stoked by the sun?

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