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To: SunkenCiv

Holy moly. That would mean the rings are temporary, and that even Jupitor may get, then lose, rings. Thats mind boggling.


2 posted on 03/30/2016 3:40:55 PM PDT by Lazamataz (This is Satan's time, filled with madness, bloodlust, and despair.)
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To: Lazamataz

Jupiter does have rings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Jupiter

Also, Jupiter’s moons are mostly very small, but those small moons are mostly moving in retrograde orbits, which means, gravitational capture, and eventual kersplat into Jupiter. Most satellites in prograde orbits will, through tidal transfer of momentum, gradually get pushed off off and away.


6 posted on 03/30/2016 3:48:31 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: Lazamataz

So if we bring the dinosaurs back, they’ll be suspicious because Saturn has rings now. Something won’t look right.


10 posted on 03/30/2016 4:00:47 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Lazamataz
Holy moly. That would mean the rings are temporary, and that even Jupitor may get, then lose, rings. Thats mind boggling.

What would be even more mind boggling would be the Earth developing rings. ... Oh, wait. It is growing rings. Space junk.

24 posted on 03/30/2016 9:18:06 PM PDT by snarkpup (I want a government small enough that my main concern in life doesn't need to be who's running it.)
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