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"Dude, everyone knows it is Krypton." -- anonymous. I read this paper and found it pretty neat. That said I wouldn't have wanted to be around at the time :-).
by ChuckMcM 6y ago
"Dude, everyone knows it is Krypton." -- anonymous.
I read this paper and found it pretty neat. That said I wouldn't have wanted to be around at the time :-).
I have always wondered if whacking a planet hard enough would allow a large proportion of its heavier elements to congregate at the core. And if such an event was a requirement for life to arise as the magnetosphere provided by the Earth's core shields relatively delicate biology from the full blast of the solar wind.
- jl2718 6y agoAlso heavy elements that are required in enzymatic processes. I developed a theory about this many years ago after living on a volcanic island, and then told it to an astrophysicist at NASA, who said I should use it as my application essay to Stanford, which must have at least been entertaining enough for them to give me a chance. I don’t think it was a normal planet though. The high density and existence of gold here suggests a chunk of supernova emission. This planet may be exceptionally rare, and I worry about life ending because there aren’t a lot of these flying around anymore.