I'll be on [email protected] to Tan [email protected]English • 3 months agoDoes dwarf planet Haumea, which I would argue hits both habitat and appearance criteria, count? 😊sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up154arrow-down1imageDoes dwarf planet Haumea, which I would argue hits both habitat and appearance criteria, count? 😊sh.itjust.worksI'll be on [email protected] to Tan [email protected]English • 3 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@AnticorplinkEnglish2•edit-23 months agoThanks! Can a planet of that shape hold an atmosphere?
minus-squarethreelonmusketeerslinkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months agoNo, but not directly because of its shape. It’s more that any planet with enough mass to hang on to an atmosphere will also be massive enough to squish itself into a sphere.
minus-squareI'll be on [email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoI’m not sure. It does have a ring though!
Thanks! Can a planet of that shape hold an atmosphere?
No, but not directly because of its shape. It’s more that any planet with enough mass to hang on to an atmosphere will also be massive enough to squish itself into a sphere.
I’m not sure. It does have a ring though!