The Importance of Ammonia Lakes

No ammonia ice works on a sea of ammonia, though it is less dense as a liquid or solid than water or water ice are. A walk around might be where ammonia and water both exist, the water might freeze and float and insulate the lower ammonia rich layers. Temperature ranges on planets are not evenly distributed, most the bodies of the solar system are far too cold for liquid water to exist on the surface or often even some underground pocket.

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