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Even with the sun shining, the air was too cold for much ice to melt. Any ice that the sun's rays was able to melt could have quickly refreezed.

In addition, ice reflects sunlight very well - about 80-90% of it at times. That means 80-90% of sunlight that does shine on it just bounces off back into the atmosphere. This compares to only about 20-30% over many other surfaces.

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