Ep. 686: Ice In The Shadows
Astronomy Cast
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The Hidden Reserves of Water in the Solar System
It was always thought that the inside of the solar system was bone dry. And then you get to the frost line, which is like the halfway point of the asteroid belt. The outer solar system is tons of ice. Future missions fully fueled up starships have a tremendous amount of Delta V they could throw at it.
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