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Old August 31st 08, 05:36 PM posted to alt.astronomy
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Default What if (Pluto Orbit)

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(G=EMC^2 Glazier) wrote:

What if Pluto hits Neptune? Nothing is impossible. put it down as
Murphy law.


Murphy's Law is not a law of science, it's a snarky response by
engineers to the fact that technology is more cantankerous than would be
nice.

It does have to cut across Neptune orbit when it moves
closer to the sun.


Have you looked at the orbital inclinations? You have to think
three-dimensionally about this.

Keep in mind Neptune has a much greater gravity
force.(177% of Earth)


That's meaningless unless you also take relative distances and
velocities into account.

Should Pluto and Charon hit Neptune it would
cause a lot of steam. I would change my view and say yes like Earth
Neptune is a water ice surface planet. If Pluto hit Triton it would
knock it out of orbit.and send it into the Sun.


How do you know it wouldn't crumble both planets into bits and make them
congeal into one new planet and a whole lot of rocks flying everywhere?

Well this just
jumped in Neptune has three moons Triton has always interested me for
it has its mysteries. #1 why is its surface being so very cold and
Triton so small showing hot geyser activity? #2 Why is it orbiting in
the opposite direction of the other two Moons? Hmmm Well the
imperial thinkers can not use any thing else but capture,and I like that
bert


Well, you certainly think of many things. It's almost not worth it to
answer any of your questions, for often you answer them yourself with
certainty.

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