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minus-square@mmddmm@lemm.eelinkfedilink1•edit-21 month agoWhat is “surface”? Also, what is “landed”? And why is Jupiter out? (Edit: Or the Sun, for that matter.)
minus-square@MajorHavoc@programming.devlinkfedilink2•1 month ago What is “surface”? In this context, I believe this is limiting to planets whose water is not deep inside the planet’s crust somewhere, but exposed to its atmosphere.
minus-square@mmddmm@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•1 month agoOk, but the gas giants should have that. We just can’t see them. Unless you want pure water. But then, how pure?
What is “surface”?
Also, what is “landed”? And why is Jupiter out? (Edit: Or the Sun, for that matter.)
What planet has Jupiter landed on?
In this context, I believe this is limiting to planets whose water is not deep inside the planet’s crust somewhere, but exposed to its atmosphere.
Ok, but the gas giants should have that. We just can’t see them.
Unless you want pure water. But then, how pure?