Launchpad: Phase Diagrams and Why You Cannot Make a Snowball on Mars

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Join NASA scientists who study the History of Winter to learn about phase changes and the unique properties of water. Find out why ice floats and why this is important to life on Earth. See what pressure and temperature have to do with making snowballs.

Published on: May 25, 2010

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