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It's hard for us to think of something like 'air' as being physical matter, not completely unlike iron or gold. Gas is physical matter, and not only does it behave like matter in a gravitational field, it has gravity. If you have enough gas all in one place, you have a lot of gravity.
A gas giant has much stronger gravity to contain those gasses. Additionally, the gas giants in our solar system are much farther from the sun than Mercury and therefore colder. This gives the gas less energy with which to escape. We have found gas giants in other solar systems orbiting very close to their stars. The broiled atmospheres of those planets are escaping and will take several million years to leave their planets completely.
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∙ 13y agobecause if u have enough gas in one area it creates mass and causes it to stay in the gravity field of a planet
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∙ 14y agoGravity. The center of gravity at the core pulls the gases toward it.
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∙ 11y agoThe gravity of the planet keeps the gases from escaping into space.
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The atmosphere of the gas giant planets cannot escape into space because?
the planets have very strong gravitational pulls.
How would you compare the structure of a typical terrestrial planet with that of a gas giant?
The planets are in the space. and they are bigger than a bread basket.
Which planet is the smallest gas giant?
The smallest gas giant is Neptune.
Is it possible to stand on a gas giant?
No. A gas giant, as the term implies, is made of gas and has no solid surface.
What is the smallest gas giant?
The smallest gas giant planet in our solar system is Neptune.
Why doesnt the gas on a gas giant planet escape into space?
For the same reason that our atmosphere on Earth does not escape into space - gravity.
Why doesnt the gas on a gas giant escape into space as it have on mercury?
because the gravity keeps the giants planets' gases from escaping.
Why doesnt the gas on a gas giant escape into space as it on mercury?
because the gravity keeps the giants planets' gases from escaping.
Why doesen't the gas on a gas giant escape into space as it has on mercury?
The gas giant planets have stronger gravity, which makes it harder for anything to escape, and are colder, which means that even with similar gravitational fields, gas molecules might not achieve escape velocity.
Why doesnt the gas on a gas gaiant escape into space as it has on mercury?
it's small size and low gravity
Why doesn't the gas on a giant escape into space as it has on mercury?
It feels bad about how ugly it looks stupid. DAH
Why cant the atmospheres of gas giant escape into space?
gravity keeps the giants planet's gasas from escaping
The atmosphere of the gas giant planets cannot escape into space because?
the planets have very strong gravitational pulls.
Why doesn't the gas on on a gas giant escape into space as it has on mercury?
because if u have enough gas in one area it creates mass and causes it to stay in the gravity field of a planet
Why can't the atmosphere of gas giant planets escape into space?
Where a planet or moon has an atmosphere, it is the gravity of the moon or planet that holds the atmosphere on the planet or moon.
Have any space probes actually landed on a gas giant?
You cant land on a gas giant But probes have gone "inside" gas giants
Why doesn't the atmosphere of the giant planets escape into space?
Gas particles (atoms, molecules) composing the atmosphere of a planet have a mass, therefore they are trapped by the gravitational field of the planet. This is not only true for giant planets but applies to all planets with atmosphere.
