Physicists find a new type of exotic ice that likely exists deep in Earth’s mantle or even water-rich alien planets - ZME Science

The scientists made Ice-VIIt in the lab by squeezing water at a pressure more than 50,000 that found at sea level.

Ice is the familiar solid phase of water, but there’s much more to it than meets the eye. The kind of ice we find on the planet’s surface, from your winter backyard to Antarctica’s giant ice sheets a… [+3075 chars]

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