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Originally Posted by tusenfem
Compression tends to heat stuff (it's the gas law), so I would not expect a lower temperature in the center of a KBO.
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However compression heat will not remain infinitely.And you have pressure of cca 2.5 MPa fairly shallow under the surface, you don't need planetary core pressures to freeze helium, 2.5 MPa is just cca 25 atmospheres.Even Venus's atmosphere has much more pressure.