| so what IS a planet? |
by unjust |
2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
article what got me thinking
i'm thinking that the object w/ enough gravity to shape itself geologically makes perfect sence, and "gaseous planet" or "jovian" is perfect for thoes gas based blobs that do the same thing with gas instead of rock/metal.
of course that then poses the question in my head, since i don't know, is there a solid core to gaseous planets, i.e. do they just have HUGE atmospheres, or are they just gas? |
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the simple answer is | by astro-g | 2005-10-04 07:52:27 |
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you know there is already an alternate... | by emlaabs | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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Hate to break it to you | by evil_andy | 2005-10-04 08:01:02 |
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what? | by emlaabs | 2005-10-04 08:13:44 |
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*cough* read the article *cough* | by unjust | 2005-10-04 08:04:19 |
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Here is the WGESP definition, kinda vague really. | by classic_jon | 2005-10-04 08:01:07 |
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I like the following criteria | by Control | 2005-10-04 08:05:13 |
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I was thinking exactly what you said because some | by classic_jon | 2005-10-04 08:13:50 |
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Some asteroids were considered planets | by MatthewDBA | 2005-10-04 08:24:04 |
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i dunno about 3 | by unjust | 2005-10-04 08:16:17 |
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Should a planet have some sort of atmosphere? | by altordwm | 2005-10-04 08:30:11 |
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Mercury has no atmosphere | by MatthewDBA | 2005-10-04 08:32:30 |
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And "our" atmosphere has nomerc(ur)y | by SciSSorS | 2005-10-04 08:38:49 |
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Did anyone else read 'Oort cloud' as 'oot cloud?' (n/t) | by RetiQlum2 | 2005-10-04 08:06:55 |
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A whole cloud of her? | by AndyA | 2005-10-04 08:27:27 |
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Just give up on being sane anyway | by oot | 2005-10-04 10:44:40 |
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Yes, but that's OK. | by Peace_man | 2005-10-04 09:38:23 |
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I can only get | by MatthewDBA | 2005-10-04 09:51:38 |
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IDGI | by bitflipper | 2005-10-04 09:54:29 |
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It's a bit nebulous, yes. (n/t) | by MatthewDBA | 2005-10-04 09:56:53 |
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Quite nimb(le)us of you, actually... | by bitflipper | 2005-10-04 10:00:26 |
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I don't mean to rain on your parade, but | by oot | 2005-10-04 10:46:25 |
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These things are just | by MatthewDBA | 2005-10-04 11:27:14 |
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The core of Jovian planets | by MatthewDBA | 2005-10-04 08:30:26 |
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gas giants / Jovians are expected to have rocky | by bobmon | 2005-10-04 09:39:16 |
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I haven't heard anything in that regard... | by bitflipper | 2005-10-04 09:45:16 |
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There's also the "small" matter of Jupiter's mag- | by kahuana | 2005-10-04 17:08:13 |
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Other than... | by bitflipper | 2005-10-04 08:48:27 |
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It matters... | by Peace_man | 2005-10-04 09:03:56 |
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I don't know that there are any orbits | by MatthewDBA | 2005-10-04 09:10:46 |
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Don't forget that a criteria would also have | by Peace_man | 2005-10-04 09:26:03 |
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Criteria already exist... | by bitflipper | 2005-10-04 09:31:22 |
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Yeah! What he said! :-)(n/t) | by Peace_man | 2005-10-04 09:36:54 |
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Well, clearer than the NYT article, at least... | by bitflipper | 2005-10-04 09:29:02 |
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It shouldn't be defined based on similarity. | by Khaar | 2005-10-04 09:16:26 |
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About Pluto | by MatthewDBA | 2005-10-04 09:23:41 |
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So long as... | by bitflipper | 2005-10-04 09:37:48 |
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You're assuming that those orbits are stable | by Peace_man | 2005-10-04 09:40:48 |
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Well, stable enough to be measured... | by bitflipper | 2005-10-04 09:47:41 |
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Yes, but the difference is... | by Khaar | 2005-10-04 09:54:28 |
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In that light... | by bitflipper | 2005-10-04 09:58:38 |
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It certainly makes communication easier | by MatthewDBA | 2005-10-04 09:59:12 |
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yup. if a word is has no specific meaning | by unjust | 2005-10-04 11:34:54 |
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"A word means exactly what I want it to mean." | by bitflipper | 2005-10-04 12:07:58 |
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Which bit? | by MatthewDBA | 2005-10-04 12:10:19 |
