2006-06-24 04:51:09 · 9 answers · asked by Retarded Dave 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
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Ok, let's consider a few things. First off, in order for a celestial body to become a sun, it must achieve a critical mass where fusion occurs. Deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen, starts to fuse at masses of about 0.1 solar masses. That's still 13 times the mass of Jupiter.
It's also significant to note that brown dwarves have a significant "cooling" period which can last hundreds of millions of years, since at 13 times the size of Jupiter (and at 13 x 318 x mass of the Earth), that's an awful lot of fuel to go through. Depending on your personal estimation of the age of the solar system, that might not quite fit the required timeline.
2006-06-24 05:13:49 · answer #1 · answered by JR 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
A. Jupiter doesn't have the mass to be a star like the sun and never has.
B. There was no antediluvian destruction, because it's a ridiculous myth and because antediluvian means 'before the flood', not 'the flood'.
2006-06-24 05:21:23 · answer #2 · answered by corvis_9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What WAS the antediluvian destruction?
Are you talking about Lucifer's flood? Because there was no such thing.
And no, Jupiter was NOT a sun becure the antediluvian destruction.
2006-06-24 05:05:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Jupiter doesn't have enough mass to become a star. Jupiter would need to be about 75 times more massive to become a working star. In between gas giant planets like Jupiter and working stars are objects called brown dwarfs, that are just not large enough to develop the high temperatures and pressures needed to fuse hydrogen.
2006-06-24 05:06:00 · answer #4 · answered by formiter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,
Jupiter is not now, nor ever was, a sun (star).
Objects need to have a minimum mass of at least about 8% the mass of our sun in order to undergo nuclear fusion, and even then, it is a very small star.
Jupiter only has about .095% the mass of the Sun.
2006-06-24 05:04:19 · answer #5 · answered by mrjeffy321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Jupiter was never a star (the sun is actually a star).
2006-06-24 06:27:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
jupiter is not a star
2006-06-24 05:17:52 · answer #7 · answered by christopher 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What planet are you coming from? Please tell me it's not mine!
2006-06-24 05:28:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-24 04:55:45 · answer #9 · answered by sweetie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋