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Nitram

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4. Sounds like an incredibly toxic stew.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri Mar 9, 2018, 10:12 AM

Mar 2018

Is there still speculation that giant gas planets like Jupiter are "failed stars", in that they are proto-stars that failed to reach the mass required to start a fission reaction?

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Nasa spacecraft reveals Jupiter's interior in unprecedented detail [View all] muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 OP

That is incredible. alfredo Mar 2018 #1

What I really want to know is, is the Red Spot red because Jupiter is embarrassed that its so gassy? LudwigPastorius Mar 2018 #2

Wonderful article, the created image is astounding. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2018 #3

Sounds like an incredibly toxic stew. Nitram Mar 2018 #4

'failed' by quite a long way - 13 times Jupiter's mass needed for any fusion muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 #5

I guess you have to be at the center of the spinning cloud of dust to achive that much mass. Nitram Mar 2018 #6

Maybe not - it sounds complicated muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 #7

Fascinating. Thank you for sharing. Nitram Mar 2018 #8