They say that Jupiter does not have a rocky core and the planet is made up of entirely gas materials... If one was to send a missile/or a blowtorch and lit jupiter, will the entire planet ignite like a star?
2006-07-17 04:03:45 · 11 answers · asked by idiot in disguise 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The current scientific model -- by no means an absolute certainty, but probable given that denser elements tend to sink towards the center of a body with any mass or gravity -- is that there is likely an Earth-sized rocky core at the center of Jupiter. Directly above it is several tens of thousands of miles/kilometres of metallic hydrogen rendered so by intense atmospheric pressures. Above that for several thousand miles/kilometres is gaseous hydrogen, helium, methane, ammonia, and relatively low water vapor.
Jupiter has way too little mass to become a star. However -- and this is VERY controversial, and definitely NOT seriously or openly considered by NASA or anyone with tenure -- it has been suggested that the Galileo orbiter might have caused a nuclear explosion as a consequence of it being crashed on Jupiter, since it carried nuclear materials and might have encountered enough pressure after a month of falling (Yes, Jupiter is THAT BIG and more) to bring the plutonium to critical mass. A few weeks afterwards, when Jupiter re-emerged from behind the sun a prominent dark spot similar to an impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 was seen by telescopes on Earth. Whatever event created the spot was unobserved because Jupiter was behind the sun, but the timeline with Galileo's destruction is an interesting coincidence, at the very least.
2006-07-17 06:10:41 · answer #1 · answered by Search first before you ask it 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a blowtorch, but if we dropped a big enough satellite with a nuclear power supply, it would collapse under Jupiter's gravity and could very well ignite it.
Oh, by the way, such a mission IS planned, if not already underway. Not sure if it's deliberate or not. Stay tuned!
2006-07-17 04:10:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no of course not. Jupiter does have a solid core, but if a missile does go over and blow up it would only get destroyed by the time the missile get too far in, besides stars don't burn. They get their power from fusion.
2006-07-17 04:09:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would not ignite "like a star" because stellar energy comes from nuclear fusion. Jupiter doesn't have enough mass for fusion to take place.
2006-07-17 07:28:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Romans knew of 7 shiny gadgets interior the sky, the sunlight, the moon and the 5 brightest planets. They named them after their maximum needed gods. Jupiter, the biggest planet, replaced into named after the king of the Roman gods.
2016-12-10 08:41:32 · answer #5 · answered by bienvenu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, things on Earth burn in the presence of oxygen. There is relatively little oxygen on Jupiter. It is mostly hydrogen.
2006-07-17 08:53:51 · answer #6 · answered by yermomsux 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont believe so. It is mainly comprised of hydrogene and helium, and it does have a solid core.
2006-07-17 04:11:56 · answer #7 · answered by jesse r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. To light a fire you need oxygen, which Jupiter doesn't have.
2006-07-17 04:08:45 · answer #8 · answered by Keith P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No It wont. It is natural gas.
2006-07-17 06:02:26 · answer #9 · answered by Dr M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
email nasa or write them a letter and ask them.
2006-07-17 04:06:21 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋