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The atmosphere has stuff to do with gas. If the temperature was low enough though, would the gas fall down as liquid? (kbin.social)
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Would the atmosphere cease to exist?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Yes, this happens on Earth very frequently, when gaseous H2O precipitates out as what we call ‘rain’.

Sometimes, the temperature is so low that the gas actually falls in solid form.