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Re:The Conundrum of Life's Origin by soco on Thursday January 16, 2025 @12:24PM (#42728166)
But boiling off would have still kept that water in the atmosphere right?
Re:The Conundrum of Life's Origin by HPsquared on Thursday January 16, 2025 @12:37PM (#42728301)
Not if it's hot enough that the water molecules reach escape velocity in the exosphere! (As happens with helium today, helium atoms being lighter move faster at a given temperature than water molecules)