2006-10-06 07:01:10 · 19 answers · asked by laxeroflax04 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yeah, I mean why would anyone want to live on a planet with oceans and mountains when we could live in a ball of gas or on a giant ice rock?
2006-10-06 07:07:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look up a thing called the Weak Anthropic Principle. It's a scientific concept that bascially says: "The universe appears the way it is because if it didn't, we wouldn't exist to be able to observe it".
Multiple moons would likely be disasterous for life on Earth. Many of the natural processes that are necessary for the evolution of life (tidal forces, plate tectonics, certain atmospheric effects) simply could not happen if we didn't have our single, friendly moon to exert it's gravitational influence. Multiple moons would likely mean these effects aren't regular, and a ring (usually the result of moons breaking up) instead of a moon would mean none of these forces would exist at all. In either case, life would likely not have evolved on Earth had we rings or more than one moon. So, the answer is - our planet isn't lame at all! It has exactly what we need to survive.
2006-10-06 14:13:43 · answer #2 · answered by Dim 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The lame planet is the only one so far that is able to sustain life and get it to evolve the way it has... leading up to you being here.
On other planets life wouldn't survive (not like ours). The ones with rings and multiple moons (besides Mars which is barren... at least we have active plates and oceans still) are gas giants. Humans would suffer unpleasent deaths if left to live there without provisions or if we went into the atmosphere.
As someone mentioned it is thought that we did once have rings. And hey, at least you don't live on that hot and cold, barren tiny ball called Mercury, it has no moons.
2006-10-06 20:45:17 · answer #3 · answered by iMi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few theories suggest that Earth previously had rings and multiple moons, debris left over from the primordial solar system. The rings eventually spiraled into the planet (much like Saturn's are doing now.) The moons may have collided into each other.
2006-10-06 14:08:47 · answer #4 · answered by accrv 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We don't have a ring, unless you count all the space junk.
We do have 2 moons the second one is a small captured asteroid. . NASA sent a probe past it on the way to another planet. It won't stay in orbit around the Earth forever
2006-10-06 14:23:11 · answer #5 · answered by christopher N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grass! Whales! Dogs! Airplanes! Flowers! Fungi! Blue skies! Sharks! Rivers! Viruses! Theme parks! Cotton Candy! Music! Arthopods! Deserts! Penguins! Dust mites! Tropical storms! Vegetables! Robots! Humans!
Where else can you find all these great things besides this planet?!
2006-10-07 17:41:37 · answer #6 · answered by Everyone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We might not want it.
Although the thoughts of rings is a cool theory, for them to form it may take very very cold temps, as they are essentially mostly ice.
Plus, to live on the surface of one of those big gas giants would not be possible, due to the pressure of the gas - it would crush us long before we would reach the rocky core.
Having many moons, well I don't see why that would be special. If your thinking of something like the moons of Jupiter, well many of those moons are close to the size of the Earth, so we might as well just live on them rather than wanting them for a Moon. But again, living on them wouldn't be practicle anyways. Too inhabitable for many reasons.
2006-10-06 14:12:04 · answer #7 · answered by T F 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, uh...maybe we did Many Moons ago. Maybe you came from one of those and came here because you were bored. This might be one of the most interesting planets to visit and take a vacation. Going into space is like a really long boring road trip to them. Are we there yet?.........for months or years?
2006-10-06 14:50:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our planet is anything but lame. Look at pictures of it from space and compare it to Saturn or any other planet and then tell me if Earth isn't more beautiful!
2006-10-06 14:10:55 · answer #9 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This planet isn't too lame to keep you alive! Be grateful.
2006-10-10 11:15:22 · answer #10 · answered by Krissy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋