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lordlicorice on May 6, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Perspective: All of Earth's Water in a Single Sphe...

Would a sphere of water that size be massive enough to hold a gaseous atmosphere heavy enough to allow liquid water far enough down?

kijin on May 6, 2012 [–]

With a diameter less than half of the Moon, and with a mass only 1/50 of the Moon, I think it's quite unlikely.

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