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Re:The planets of our solar system viewed in the Moon's orbit by pavel_lishin on Saturday August 04, 2012 @01:59PM (#4339115)
Has anyone done the math on what would happen if we were? Would the heat coming from Jupiter be enough to keep Earth warm enough for life?
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Re:The planets of our solar system viewed in the Moon's orbit by harold on Saturday August 04, 2012 @02:38PM (#4339242)
Jupiter's radiation belts make for a very inhospitable place.

http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/3010/hiding-from-jupiters-...

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Re:The planets of our solar system viewed in the Moon's orbit by kaybe on Saturday August 04, 2012 @05:55PM (#4339818)
No, but you might get enough heat from tidal forces.

(like here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Io_%28moon%29#Tidal_heating )

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