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Sublimation of molecular hydrogen ice from a body made largely of it.
Sublimation of molecular hydrogen ice from a body made largely of it.
Where it stands
DisputedOne piece of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Hydrogen sublimation proportional to sunlight reproduces the acceleration's fall-off with distance.
- Hydrogen-ice bodies can form in the coldest molecular-cloud cores and survive to reach the Sun.
What would rule it out
- A demonstration that a hydrogen-ice body of the required size cannot survive the travel time from any plausible birth site.
Evidence 1 for · 2 against
AGAINST
The questions it answers
Open8 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Sublimation of molecular hydrogen ice from a body made largely of it. [Answer ANS0CSKC2JW01ZS]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CSKC2JW01ZS
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title = {Sublimation of molecular hydrogen ice from a body made largely of it.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0CSKC2JW01ZS},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CSKC2JW01ZS}
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