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    What Two Factors Are Most Responsible for the Icy Composition
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What Two Factors Are Most Responsible for the Icy Composition

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Question 59

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What two factors are most responsible for the icy composition of Uranus and Neptune compared to the other giant planets?

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They have more heavy elements ...

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