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Prepared and Translated By Cheng Hung Yousuf Ma, PhD, March 1st 2006. Orlando Florida. Ice Exists on Surface of Comet, But Most Lies Deeper By analyzing data and images taken prior to impact, Deep Impact scientists have detected water ice in three small areas on the surface on comet Tempel 1. This is the first time ice has been detected on the nucleus, or solid body, of a comet. The findings are published on February 2, 2006 in the online version of the journal Science. Reference: http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/scitech/release.cfm?ArticleID=1213 Volume of Earth's Water: Water is continually moving around, through, and above the Earth as water vapor, liquid water, and ice. In fact, water is continually changing its form. The Earth is pretty much a "closed system," like a terrarium. That means that the Earth neither, as a whole, gains nor loses much matter, including water. Although some matter, such as meteors from outer space, are captured by Earth, very lit