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Ice has been found on Mercury...

gawdzillasama
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... and I'm wondering regarding the mechanism. 

The ice was noticed in polar craters where the slopes of the craters shield the ice from direct sunlight. 

A question, please.

Does the ice ever melt and boil and then return to ice depending on the axial tilt of the planet or is it always ice? 

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