I'm not convinced that there is a solid layer under there. If you look at the icy dust and the density we've deduced for the nucleus itself, something like 75 or 80 percent of the nucleus is empty space. So that tells me that there may be no solid layer.  -   Michael A'Hearn     Quotes
I'm not convinced that there is a solid layer under there. If you look at the icy dust and the density we've deduced for the nucleus itself, something like 75 or 80 percent of the nucleus is empty space. So that tells me that there may be no solid layer. Michael A'Hearn