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Old April 22nd 12, 01:44 PM posted to alt.astronomy.solar
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Default Jupiter ignition question

On Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:10:51 AM UTC-4, Barry Schwarz wrote:
On 27 Apr 2010 21:45:05 GMT, Black Baptist

wrote:

If all the asteroids in the solor system impacted with jupiter would it be
enough mass to cause jupiter to ingnite?


Jupiter already contains well over 70% of the extra-solar mass in the
solar system. Even if all the planets and asteroids and comets joined
in, it wouldn't grow even 50%. If you limit the growth to just the
asteroids, the growth would be pretty miniscule as a percentage.

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