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[Moving to off-topic.fun]
In lugnet.starwars, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> Alan G. Carmack wrote:
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> I think a Pod Race on the moon would be really boring, since turbojets
> don't work really well without an atmosphere. Well, OK, the moon does
> have an atmosphere, but it's got a pressure of about 0.2mm Hg (Sea level
> Terran average is 1013mm Hg) and it's sodium, not exactly good for it.
> I think that for a planet to maintain an atmosphere *and* be of the age
> where an oxygen-nitrogen mix would develop, it would have to be Earth-
> sized or larger.
Where did you hear about the moon's atmosphere? I try to keep up on Astronomy
news, but I've heard nothing about it. It can't be pure sodium, as I'm pretty
sure the moon's gravity isn't strong enough to hold it (although I may be
wrong).
Also, the orbital distance will determine what a planet's atmosphere is like.
The elements settle out at different distances from the star they orbit, which
is why the first four planets are composed primarily of heavy elements and
compounds (iron, silicon), and the second four are composed primarily of light
elements and compounds (helium, hydrogen). Pluto is, of course, an anomoly.
;)
Jeff
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