water on saturn's moon... - Page 3

Heretic · 02-09-2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Dawnling

is this happening out on Pluto too?

Doubtful. Pluto and Cheron, as Kiper Belt objects, are far less massive, so the gravitational tugs would be less as well.

jowey · 02-10-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Hugo de Balsac

if there is life on that tortured moon it must wish it were dead.

Not from its perspective it would find that our environment would be upsetting. Not to mention the great boundaries, a whole environment bounded by the cold top and the warm bottom. Story called "Surface Tension" comes to mind (Clarke or Asimov).

Jonesy · 02-11-2008, 12:48 AM

What if, the only difference in gravity comes from the decline of the slope? This would mean density only determines the range of gravity? And the range of gravity determines the difference in slope decline (like, the sun's large gravity range stretches the slope more than earth's gravity range, thereby making the decline of the sun's slope less per-square-astronomical-inch; the farther gravity stretches, the more the decline decreases).

A bowling ball falls at a different speed than a feather because of atmospheric conditions. In a vacuum, the speed is identical.

Sean · 02-11-2008, 05:27 AM

Ok but isn't Saturn pretty far out there? We'd have to make the jump to Mars and then Jupiter first.

poetrychic · 02-11-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean

Ok but isn't Saturn pretty far out there? We'd have to make the jump to Mars and then Jupiter first.

that sounds like song lyrics

Sean · 02-11-2008, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by poetrychic

that sounds like song lyrics

Sorry, that is my most used forum for my writing; sometimes it does spill over.

poetrychic · 02-11-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean

Sorry, that is my most used forum for my writing; sometimes it does spill over.

lol...i know that, i was just saying is all

besides, it was catchy

Jonesy · 02-11-2008, 12:09 PM

Me + Einstein = Joy. We both dropped out when we were 16, and we both stuck to the things we loved. This allowed our brain-plants to develop with a greater amount of nutrients.

Sean · 02-11-2008, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by poetrychic

lol...i know that, i was just saying is all

besides, it was catchy

Maybe I'll give it a go...

Jonesy · 02-12-2008, 02:59 AM

I've got a good way of viewing gravity. If you picture a solar-system, you can see gravity like a cloud, formed in a perfect sphere. Starting from the core of the object, the cloud gets increasingly thin.

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Jonesy Truth Lion Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,554 Thanks: 10 Thanked 32 Times in 23 Posts	What if, the only difference in gravity comes from the decline of the slope? This would mean density only determines the range of gravity? And the range of gravity determines the difference in slope decline (like, the sun's large gravity range stretches the slope more than earth's gravity range, thereby making the decline of the sun's slope less per-square-astronomical-inch; the farther gravity stretches, the more the decline decreases). A bowling ball falls at a different speed than a feather because of atmospheric conditions. In a vacuum, the speed is identical. Last edited by Jonesy; 02-11-2008 at 12:58 AM.
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Sean Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Austin, Texas...ya'll Posts: 1,552 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 21 Thanked 18 Times in 10 Posts	Ok but isn't Saturn pretty far out there? We'd have to make the jump to Mars and then Jupiter first.
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Jonesy Truth Lion Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,554 Thanks: 10 Thanked 32 Times in 23 Posts	Me + Einstein = Joy. We both dropped out when we were 16, and we both stuck to the things we loved. This allowed our brain-plants to develop with a greater amount of nutrients.
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Jonesy Truth Lion Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,554 Thanks: 10 Thanked 32 Times in 23 Posts	I've got a good way of viewing gravity. If you picture a solar-system, you can see gravity like a cloud, formed in a perfect sphere. Starting from the core of the object, the cloud gets increasingly thin.
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