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The main question here is not whether Oumuamua was a hydrogen iceberg, but rather whether hydrogen icebergs are possible. Solid hydrogen is terribly difficult
by credit_guy 6y ago
The main question here is not whether Oumuamua was a hydrogen iceberg, but rather whether hydrogen icebergs are possible.
Solid hydrogen is terribly difficult to study [1]. Solid hydrogen does not exist at pressures below 100 GPa (i.e. 1 million times higher than the atmospheric pressure). These pressures occur deep inside Jupiter, for example, but how do you get the "hydrogen iceberg" free?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_hydrogen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_hydrogen