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Originally posted by Phage
Originally posted by MamaJ
I have to ask you though.... If there was a concern with Jupiter or any other planet (even the Sun) would NASA be the first to come out and tell us?
What concern?
It would be quite interesting if the Juno probe found evidence for this (I doubt it will, even if it is true). But who cares? It would have no effect on anything. If the simulation is correct it means that the core of Jupiter is not diferentiated as Earth's is. So what? This is a matter of how planets form. Unless you are an astrophysicist, it means nothing.
Originally posted by Sahabi
S&F
The more I hear about the temperatures rising on other planets in our solar system, the more I am drawn to the opinion that "man-made global warming" is a false theory.
Yes, modern humans are collectively destructive, wasteful, and are contributing to a wide-scale pollution of earth and the extinction of many species of plant and animal life. This is an embarrassing fact. But man-made global warming is a false theory in my opinion.
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by MamaJ
If this is happening it has been happening since Jupiter formed. If this is happening it is the normal state of affairs for Jupiter. It is not a change.
I think you're being misled by the sensationalistic title of the article into thinking that this is something new and that it means that something horrible will happen to Jupiter. It does not.
edit on 3/23/2012 by Phage because: (no reason given)
How can you state what has been happening on Jupiter (with such assurance) since it formed?? How can you state what is normal for Jupiter??
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by MamaJ
How can you state what has been happening on Jupiter (with such assurance) since it formed?? How can you state what is normal for Jupiter??
I am talking about the theory.
This thread is about the "melting" of Jupiter. If the theory upon which this thread is based is correct then this is a process which has been occurring since Jupiter formed. It is inherent in the theory.
edit on 3/23/2012 by Phage because: (no reason given)
I guess I misunderstood the point of this thread. I thought we were talking about the theory in article in the OP.
Who's theory?
I am stating what the theory in the article in the OP states. I have no idea if Jupiter's core is being distributed throughout the planet. The computer simulation indicates that it may be. If the assumptions made for the simulation are correct, it may be happening. If it is happening, it has been happening since the planet formed.
You are stating you KNOW there is no change and Jupiter's core has always been melting if it indeed is??
Gas giants are believed to form by the accretion of hydrogen-helium gas around an initial protocore of rock and ice. The question of whether the rocky parts of the core dissolve into the fluid H-He layers following formation has significant implications for planetary structure and evolution. Here we use ab initio calculations to study rock solubility in fluid hydrogen, choosing MgO as a representative example of planetary rocky materials, and and MgO to be highly soluble in H for temperatures in excess of approximately 10000 K, implying significant redistribution of rocky core material in Jupiter and larger exoplanets.
I am saying to you I THINK Jupiter's core CAN change and the change CAN be felt here on Earth.
but how do you KNOW this when NASA does not know?
Being a theorie, if Jupiter was melting, its Gravitational Pull would weaken as well.
Originally posted by paperface
Something scary is going on with Jupiter,too many stories have been coming out now about it.
The wax like dripping from its core is not normal,and where does the dripping go to?