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Did the Hale-Bopp comet strike Jupiter when it was pulled apart by Jupiter's gravity?
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No. You may be thinking of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which did break up and then crash into Jupiter. Hale-Bopp is still headed outward from the Sun, and is expected to return to the inner solar system around the year 4530.
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What causes Jupiter's oblate shape?
The gravity of Jupiter's mass ought to have pulled the planet into a perfect sphere. However, Jupiter rotates very quickly, and the equatorial mass is lifted from its natural altitude by the centripedal force of Jupiter's spin.
The remains of a massive star pulled into a small volume by gravity?
The remains of a massive star pulled into a small volume by gravity?
What causes a satellites to be pulled to earth?
Gravity.
Do you die in Jupiter if you go to close?
no you dont u just get pulled by its gravitational pull but will die if you reach to the core of jupiter
How did Jupiter get so many moons?
8 of Jupiter's 63+ moons are large and fairly spherical, indicating that they may have formed around the planet during the creation of the solar system. Most of the others are in very irregular orbits that suggest they are asteroids captured by Jupiter's gravity (especially from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter).
What is the force which caused the comet to be pulled to Jupiter?
dude. gravity.
Why can you jump further on Jupiter than mars?
The gravity on Mars is a fraction of Jupiter's gravity. You would not be pulled downward as quickly. It is worth noting that Jupiter does not have a solid surface, which would make it impossible to jump.
Why do Jupiter and Saturn have many moons?
because their gravity is so strong that the moons are pulled in.
Is it true that Deimos and Phobos are believed to be asteroids from the belt between Mars and Jupiter pulled by Mars' gravity?
Yes, it is commonly thought the moons originated as asteroids, pulled from the belt by gravity.
Did Several comets collide with Jupiter due to its strong magnetic field?
A comet called Shoemaker Levy did collide with Jupiter. It was gravity that pulled it into Jupiter, not a magnetic field.
What causes Jupiter's oblate shape?
The gravity of Jupiter's mass ought to have pulled the planet into a perfect sphere. However, Jupiter rotates very quickly, and the equatorial mass is lifted from its natural altitude by the centripedal force of Jupiter's spin.
Why are you not pulled in to Jupiter?
Because Jupiter has no gravitational pull
How did Jupiter get its smaller moons?
Most of Jupiter's smaller moons were actually asteroids in the asteroid belt. Jupiter's immense gravity pulled them out and into it's orbit. Some just spun around and around until it was flung into space, but most stayed to become moons.
Why did shoemaker levy 9 break up?
It got too close to Jupiter and was pulled into its gravity well. The immense gravity caused tidal forces that broke up the comet before it hit the surface of the planet.
What kind of objects are pulled by gravity?
everything is pulled by gravity. solids, liquids, everything...
Which planet has the greatest moons?
I'm not sure what you're asking, but if you asking which planet has the most moons, it's Jupiter. Jupiter has the greatest gravity, therefore more things are pulled into orbit around it than any other planet.
When was the person Jupiter born?
When was Jupiter born? about 4.5 billion years ago Formation. Jupiter took shape when the rest of the solar system formed about 4.5 billion years ago when gravity pulled swirling gas and dust in to become this gas giant. there is no person who is born on jupiter
