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To: Ken H

Yikes - I always thought Jupiter was way below ice cold


19 posted on 02/19/2018 9:16:35 PM PST by dennisw (The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong)
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To: dennisw

Very surprising. And here I thought I knew my planets.


25 posted on 02/19/2018 9:25:02 PM PST by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: dennisw

Nah, it’s Saturn (and the other gas giants) that are cold. Jupiter is insanely hot and horrifyingly radioactive, as it came the closest of any of the planets to becoming a star. It’s still radiating heat from its accretion.


61 posted on 02/20/2018 5:38:18 AM PST by Little Pig
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