[mkirkpatrick]

Originally Posted by everymansmedium Hello Michael: Maybe I should not have used the word theory. I should have used the word hypothesis. I still firmly believe in the simplicity of things. There is no more to that thought than what I just indicated. Simply an asteroid struck by a meteor that was traveling toward the sun. This sending a leading tail of ice crystals more directly toward the sun while causing the remaining part of the asteroid to travel somewhat toward the sun with an angular momentum that is indicated by a line through the two centers of mass. Like a pool ball after being hit by the cue. This results with a tail of ice crystals going more toward the sun than the larger mass of the rest of the asteroid. These particles are lighter than the main mass and will take a direction more toward the sun . resulting in what we see as a commit. An ice asteroid with a tail of ice crystals pointing at the sun, in an elongated elliptical orbit around the sun. That’s all there is. In simplicity there is often truth. When I look at a commit I can imagine the impact and the results. The part of this that I can not answer, is why does this shell of ice at the outer reaches of a solar system exist. This I believe is a question that will answer all of the questions relative to water distribution in a solar system. It will be answered by answering the question in my last post. What happens to hydrogen that is free in space about a star/sun and apply the same question to all of the lighter elements up to and including oxygen? John.

Many thanks John,you have explained your idea very clearly,water is so essential to
life it seems!

regards michael.