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Old 17-December-2007, 08:53 PM
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Can not fresh water lakes be long lived?
Not compared to an ocean. But the sodium expectation is based on the assumption of liquid water in direct contact with the rock-- a thick layer of ice (or some other substance) at the ocean bottom might prevent this. Arctic and Antarctic seas on Earth sometimes develop ice on the bottom, I believe, so it's possible.
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