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> The fact that ALL energy in our solar system comes from the sun is irrelevant Except human-made nuclear fission energy on Earth, somewhat ironically, given t
by detritus 6y ago
> The fact that ALL energy in our solar system comes from the sun is irrelevant
Except human-made nuclear fission energy on Earth, somewhat ironically, given the thread.
- aqme28 6y agoAnd geothermal.
- dangerface 6y agoahhh you got me thats the only other source of energy in our solar system but thats the exception that proves the rule.
- dangerface 6y agoThe fuel burned in those reactors comes from the sun and the reactor releases it.
- adrianN 6y agoThe fuel in fact doesn't come from the Sun, but from other stars that went super nova before the solar system was formed. Normal fusion in stars in not hot enough to produce such heavy elements.
- dangerface 6y agoThanks, I didn't know that I thought it was like the rest.
- adrianN 6y agoYou may find this chart interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_nucleosynthesis#/media/File:Nucleosynthesis_periodic_table.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_nucleosynthesis#/media...
- detritus 6y agoI'd love to know more about how heavy elements got from the sun into the interior of our planet and then back out to near the surface again. Where can I learn about this process?
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