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Old April 27th 10, 10:45 PM posted to alt.astronomy.solar
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If all the asteroids in the solor system impacted with jupiter would it be
enough mass to cause jupiter to ingnite?
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Old April 29th 10, 05:10 AM posted to alt.astronomy.solar
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On 27 Apr 2010 21:45:05 GMT, Black Baptist
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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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Old April 29th 10, 01:40 PM posted to alt.astronomy.solar
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Barry Schwarz wrote in
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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.


Thanks for the reply...so basically there's no chance of us becoming a
binary star system then?
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Old April 29th 10, 02:57 PM posted to alt.astronomy.solar
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Black Baptist wrote:
Barry Schwarz wrote in
news
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.


Thanks for the reply...so basically there's no chance of us becoming a
binary star system then?


Gravitational capture.
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Old April 29th 10, 10:13 PM posted to alt.astronomy.solar
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Golden California Girls wrote in news:hrc37p$b5b$1
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Gravitational capture


of what? another star?
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Old April 30th 10, 10:54 PM posted to alt.astronomy.solar
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On Apr 29, 5:13*pm, Black Baptist wrote:
Golden California Girls wrote in news:hrc37p$b5b$1
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Gravitational capture


of what? another star?


Compres 25 more Jupiters and you will have enough gravity to create
fusion. Jupiter has a surface gravity about 210 % more than Earth.
Suns core is 40% 0f its total mass. Great heat and pressure there
treBert
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Old April 22nd 12, 01:44 PM posted to alt.astronomy.solar
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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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What is the temperature at Jupiter's core? TreBert
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Old December 1st 14, 12:27 AM posted to alt.astronomy.solar
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On Tuesday, April 27, 2010 2:45:05 PM UTC-7, Black Baptist wrote:
If all the asteroids in the solor system impacted with jupiter would it be
enough mass to cause jupiter to ingnite?


The Sun is 99% of the mass of the solar system . My thinking is if all the mass of the solar systrem was added to Jupiter it would not be enough by far. TreBert
 




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