Does Jupiter (and Saturn for that matter) have a solid surface at all? If not, then why don't objects pass all of the way through- the pressures within? Seems when Shoemaker-Levy exploded quickly... Was this due to atmospheric pressures or surface impacts?
2006-10-12 00:49:34 · 4 answers · asked by ? 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
After considerable reading about this subject recently, I found a small notation that said the internal pressure of the planet "destroyed" the fragments. This is still an unsatisfactory answer to me. Wikipedia has a good article on this.
2006-10-12 04:10:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't need a solid surface to see the Shoe-Levy impact phenomenon.
The 1908 Tunguska explosion in Siberia was a meteor or a piece of comet that entered the earth's atmosphere and exploded before impacting the surface due to atmospheric friction. It felled trees over 2000 sq km.
2006-10-12 08:17:04 · answer #2 · answered by Holden 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pressure in Jupiter is intense. Something would blow up before it got close to the surface. There is a rocky core but you'd explode before you got close to it.
2006-10-12 09:41:43 · answer #3 · answered by Krissy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, jupiter and saturn are make of gas. infact all the outer space planets are made of gas, Which is jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune and pluto.
2006-10-12 22:41:49 · answer #4 · answered by FP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋