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Re: Ringed Planet May Have Ringed Moon

by Tim Little <tim@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mar 8, 2008 at 11:44 AM

On 2008-03-08, Tux Wonder-Dog <wes.parish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> ... with a superterrestrial you use up three stages just reaching
> the upper reaches of the atmosphere, never mind orbit.

Greater gravity will reduce the scale height, so that the top of
atmosphere is much closer to the surface.  The upper atmosphere will
not be much less accessible than Earth's.

Yes, orbit could be much more of a massive pain.


- Tim
 




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Ringed Planet May Have Ringed Moon
Zombie Elvis <DELETEME  2008-03-07 02:42:25 
Re: Ringed Planet May Have Ringed Moon
Tux Wonder-Dog <wes.pa  2008-03-08 23:24:48 
Re: Ringed Planet May Have Ringed Moon
Tim Little <tim@[EMAIL  2008-03-08 11:44:51 
Re: Ringed Planet May Have Ringed Moon
Tux Wonder-Dog <wes.pa  2008-03-10 02:28:30 
Re: Ringed Planet May Have Ringed Moon
Tim Little <tim@[EMAIL  2008-03-09 22:49:28 

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