Aha! You didn't know Jupiter had rings, did you? As a matter of fact so does Uranus, Neptune and of course Saturn. It's thought that the rocky planets may themselves have had ring systems at some earlier point.
Um, I don't know... The leading theory now is that a Mars size object collided with (possibly) a then-slightly larger earth at an oblique angle, giving the earth it's rotation. All the material then reformed in orbit.
But yes, if that is true, that means earth had rings!! How cool is that!?
for me this theory of the forming of our moon is very logical, especially if u look at the other (i think it's three more) theories dealing with this topic...
and i also wanna use this comment to express my appreciation for all the people involved in the Juno project.
dont let others tell you something like this is a waste of money (look at the horrendous sums of money that was given to those a... of bankers in the financial crisis) - science is imo the most important thing humanity must achieve.
@BurtonRGA7 Yes, myself also. You can download an interactive called "Eyes on the solar system"
With it, you can virtually cruise around our SS and see the positions of all bodies that are being tracked, you can keep up wtih mission juno and all the other missions ever launched. IT IS INCREDIBLE!
wow very intersting
nasastronaut 7 months ago
Aha! You didn't know Jupiter had rings, did you? As a matter of fact so does Uranus, Neptune and of course Saturn. It's thought that the rocky planets may themselves have had ring systems at some earlier point.
2eelShmeal 7 months ago
@2eelShmeal
yea and one terrestial planet seemed to have a very dense one, which eventually formed a moon... our moon :)
BurtonRGA7 6 months ago
@BurtonRGA7 Thanks.
Um, I don't know... The leading theory now is that a Mars size object collided with (possibly) a then-slightly larger earth at an oblique angle, giving the earth it's rotation. All the material then reformed in orbit.
But yes, if that is true, that means earth had rings!! How cool is that!?
thanks.
2eelShmeal 6 months ago
@2eelShmeal
for me this theory of the forming of our moon is very logical, especially if u look at the other (i think it's three more) theories dealing with this topic...
and i also wanna use this comment to express my appreciation for all the people involved in the Juno project.
BurtonRGA7 6 months ago
dont let others tell you something like this is a waste of money (look at the horrendous sums of money that was given to those a... of bankers in the financial crisis) - science is imo the most important thing humanity must achieve.
BurtonRGA7 6 months ago
@BurtonRGA7 Yes, myself also. You can download an interactive called "Eyes on the solar system"
With it, you can virtually cruise around our SS and see the positions of all bodies that are being tracked, you can keep up wtih mission juno and all the other missions ever launched. IT IS INCREDIBLE!
I recommend you check it out. Have fun!
2eelShmeal 6 months ago
@2eelShmeal
many thx for that recommendation - im gonna check it out.
for tracing planets and other celestial objects i use starry night, it's very useful for planning a look up to the sky with a telescope :)
BurtonRGA7 6 months ago
@BurtonRGA7 thanks! =)
2eelShmeal 6 months ago