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Sharlinyesterday at 3:13 PM1 replyview on HN

It would’ve been specifically asteroids from beyond the "frost line", where it’s cold enough for volatile substances to coalesce and stay solid.


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jvanderbotyesterday at 5:09 PM

"volatile substances" is doing a lot of work. This means water and organics. Literal cold-storage seeds of life.