To: bert
To us accretionist’s the concept of a loose planet is heresy. Why hasn't the asteroid belt accreted into a planet yet? I've been puzzling over that since I was a kid.
Not having studied it (at all), my working theory is that it once was a planet that was busted up by impact. The accretion process should be ongoing now.
50 posted on
03/10/2012 1:39:28 PM PST by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Windflier
-——Why hasn’t the asteroid belt accreted into a planet yet——
Patience Grasshopper....... be patient
51 posted on
03/10/2012 1:43:29 PM PST by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 ..... Crucifixion is coming)
To: Windflier
Why hasn't the asteroid belt accreted into a planet yet? I've been puzzling over that since I was a kid. Jupiter keeps disturbing the process.
57 posted on
03/10/2012 2:13:06 PM PST by
PapaBear3625
(In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. - George Orwell)
To: Windflier; bert; bigheadfred; PapaBear3625
74 posted on
03/11/2012 9:55:42 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him)
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