Considering The Fact, That The fireworks Seen Were Spectacular.
2006-07-10 11:05:29 · 4 answers · asked by savvy s 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It turns out that Jupiter's solid core is really quite a long distance from the visible surface. The comet fragments came in at a rather strafing angle, and vaporized almost immediately. They did have some rather interesting effects on the atmosphere, though!
You might check out http://www.isc.tamu.edu/~astro/sl9/cometfaq2.html for more information.
2006-07-10 11:15:50 · answer #1 · answered by Michael C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely, no. The fact is, the center of Jupiter is just to far inside and the friction is just to intense, along with the incredibly crushing gravity even near the "surface" of Jupiter that we can see. I'd like to think so, just for fun, to think of the metallic core eating the droppings, but the comet would have been crumbled by the intense gravity long, long before then, not even counting the intense friction and gases.
2006-07-10 11:13:58 · answer #2 · answered by AdamKadmon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While we can't know for sure, it is almost certain that all the chunks vaporised in Jupiter's atmosphere far from the core.
2006-07-10 12:03:54 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY???? THAT MADE NO SENSE!!!
2006-07-10 11:09:08 · answer #4 · answered by I love Conner!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋