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5. 'failed' by quite a long way - 13 times Jupiter's mass needed for any fusion

Fri Mar 9, 2018, 10:47 AM

Mar 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-brown_dwarf

(and that's for fusion using deuterium; for proton-proton fusion, this says you need 75 times the mass of Jupiter: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7wNOoL-Lco8C&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57 )

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Nasa spacecraft reveals Jupiter's interior in unprecedented detail [View all] muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 OP

That is incredible. alfredo Mar 2018 #1

Wonderful article, the created image is astounding. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2018 #3

Sounds like an incredibly toxic stew. Nitram Mar 2018 #4

'failed' by quite a long way - 13 times Jupiter's mass needed for any fusion muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 #5

Maybe not - it sounds complicated muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 #7

Fascinating. Thank you for sharing. Nitram Mar 2018 #8