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frost point

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noun

  1. the temperature of the air at which hoarfrost begins to form.

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Its infra-red radiometer measured the temperature of the area at � 253�F., or roughly the frost point of carbon dioxide on Mars.

From Time Magazine Archive

Originally, the temperature of the southern polar cap was reported as -180�F., or roughly the frost point of carbon dioxide under Martian atmospheric pressure.

From Time Magazine Archive

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