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To: DannyTN
If Jupiter is not a planet, what do we call it?

Jupiter is a failed star. It is made up of the same elements but does not have enough mass.
15 posted on 03/19/2017 4:25:34 PM PDT by WMarshal (President Trump, a president keeping his promises to the American people. It feels like winning.)
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To: WMarshal; TBP

Does a star have to clear the area around it?

If debris moves into the path of a planet, does the planet cease to be a planet, since it’s no longer cleared the area around it?


30 posted on 03/19/2017 6:13:41 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: WMarshal; TBP

Does a star have to clear the area around it?

If debris moves into the path of a planet, does the planet cease to be a planet, since it’s no longer cleared the area around it?


31 posted on 03/19/2017 6:13:42 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: WMarshal

A ball of gas is NOT a planet. Science Fiction Literature agrees.


48 posted on 03/19/2017 8:20:12 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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