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Comment by babylon5

3 months ago

It's cold out there, why would it melt?

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hdgvhicv  3 months ago

It would ablate due to interstellar hydrogen, but that’s so rare over a billion years you’re taking a few millimetres.

lmm  3 months ago

It's got a very long time to do so. Like how a bowl of water evaporates at room temperature.

jethronethro  3 months ago

Heat ray from a passing flying saucer?

DecentShoes  3 months ago

Radiation?

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