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lazy_elfs t1_iviahfg wrote

Whats the surface temp? If it higher then the melting point of whatever

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antimeme t1_ivioc0q wrote

but it's solid whatever, and not melting

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obct537 t1_ivj868q wrote

(my uber amateur understanding):

Well, it's neutronium I believe, so the melting point is basically "lolwut?"

However, I think in the case of a magnetar, the gravitational/electromagnetic forces make the pressure so impossibly high that it just can't be anything other than a solid, at least on the surface.

Neutron stars are weird as hell though, I could be misunderstanding all of it

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