Is there a difference between the ice that forms here on Earth and ice that goes and forms in deep space on comets and moons and things? That's a good question. I can only answer a tiny bit of it, but I'm sure Neil can answer way more than this. Even water ice forms differently on different planets as far as I understand. But yeah, it's crystalline ice is the most common form of ice on Earth.
What makes ice slippery? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly uncover the complex physics of ice and cool facts we’re still learning about it with physicist and author, Laurie Winkless.
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