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Signs of ground ice found on ancient protoplanet asteroid Vesta

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Re: What would stop the water evaporating when it hit the Earth

It would definitely evaporate during entry, but it would be trapped by gravity in the atmosphere. When the density got too high it would condense and fall as rain. Same net effect.

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