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Which planet almost became a second sun?
Jupiter almost became a second sun because it is a gas giant with enough mass to start nuclear fusion. However, it did not have enough mass to sustain the nuclear reactions necessary to become a true star.
When the solar system was forming what planet was closest to nuclear fusion with the sun?
Jupiter was the closest but it would need to be about 75 times as massive to fuse hydrogen and become a star.
If Jupiter were to become a star then your solar system would become?
Part of a binary star system.
What was Jupiter almost?
If Jupiter was a little bigger we might have had a second star in our Solar System instead of a 5th planet.
what is the biggest planet?
Jupiter is the biggest in our Solar System. Outside, the object is changing almost every day.
Did the solar system almost become a binary star system?
No, the Solar System had a long way to go to become a binary star system. If Jupiter had been twice the mass, it's interior would have had enough pressure and high enough temperature to generate nuclear fusion, and it would have become a dwarf sun.Even so, Jupiter radiates more heat than it receives from the sun.
Why are Jupiter and its moons are sometimes thought of as forming their own solar system?
Because Jupiter has the most moons (62) and is the most massive planet in our solar system. So it can be a thought of like a central body or star, and its moons can be though of Planets that orbit this central body or Star.
Why is Jupiter located between Mars and Saturn?
Jupiter is located between Mars and Saturn because of the way the planets formed in our solar system. Jupiter's massive size and gravity prevented a planet from forming in the gap between Mars and Jupiter, leading to the creation of the asteroid belt. Similarly, Saturn's position is the result of the distribution of material in the early solar system.
How is Jupiter and its moons like the solar system?
Jupiter is a gas planet that was too small to become a sun itself. The fact that it is orbited by 67 natural satellites makes it similar to the solar system and its many orbiting satellites. The biggest difference is the light from Jupiter's moons comes not from Jupiter itself but from the sun it orbits.
How much of the planetary mass of the solar system does Jupiter contain?
By my own calculations Jupiter counts for around 0.097% of the mass of the Solar System. The Sun on the other hand accounts for about 99.86%. After the mass of the Sun you have 0.14% of the mass of the solar system to distribute among the planets. Of this Jupiter takes up almost 0.10%
Which is the biggest planet out of our solar system?
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
Why are asteroids only found between Mars and Jupiter?
Asteroids are found mainly between Mars and Jupiter in the region known as the asteroid belt because the gravitational pull of Jupiter prevented the material in this region from forming a planet. Instead, the leftover debris accumulated to form asteroids. The gravitational influence of Jupiter's massive size helped to scatter the material and prevent a planet from forming in this region.
