There are places on Mars where the atmospheric pressure and temperature are just right that water would freeze, melt, and boil all at the same time. #triplePoint
triple point...
This liquid is boiling and freezing simultaneously because it’s reaching its ‘triple point,’ which is the temperature and pressure at which three phases of a substance (gas, liquid, and solid) co-exist in equilibrium.
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triple point...
This liquid is boiling and freezing simultaneously because it’s reaching its ‘triple point,’ which is the temperature and pressure at which three phases of a substance (gas, liquid, and solid) co-exist in equilibrium.
#boiling #freezing #simultaneous #triplepoint #temperature #pressure #gas #liquid #solid #coexist #equilibrium #animatedgif https://mastodon.cloud/media/r2dIVpirgkhbfne5CAo
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