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Scientists think the Earth had 2 periods of time when it was almost completely covered in ice. They only lasted a few million years. Do we have any way of knowing if Europa or Enceladus might be in similar temporary freezes? Or is theirs a clearly permanent state?

by /u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo in /r/askscience

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