Re:All 7 planets could fit between Earth and the Moon
by qbrass on Saturday January 27, 2024 @08:46AM
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The sun contains 99.86% of the solar system's mass. Jupiter contains .2%. The other gas giants make up the rest, and everything else combined rounds down to zero. You could dump everything from Mercury to the Oort cloud into Jupiter and it's still not enough mass to turn it into a star.
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Re:All 7 planets could fit between Earth and the Moon
by mixmastamyk on Saturday January 27, 2024 @04:21PM
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I’ve heard that but would like to see for myself. Don’t forget about dark matter.