Apples and oranges

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Apples and oranges

Gary — 12/15/2004 6:19:01 PM (archived)

Titan has a very thick atmosphere. Triton has a tenuous nitrogen atmosphere (not enough for significant aerobraking). Triton is a Kuiper belt object while Titan is a rocky core planet (Titan should really be called a "planet" even though it is a moon of Saturn). Titan and Triton are similar like apples and oranges.

Gary

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Titan image looks like Triton (url included) - pwokenyaw - 12/15/2004 2:58:32 AM
- Apples and oranges - Gary - 12/15/2004 6:19:01 PM
  - Triton is denser... - Adam Crowl - 12/16/2004 6:14:15 AM
    - BTW... - Adam Crowl - 12/16/2004 6:24:49 AM
      - Kuiper belt objects - Gary - 12/16/2004 7:30:18 AM
        
        re: Kuiper belt objects - Adam - 12/16/2004 10:50:05 PM
- re: Titan image looks like Triton (url included) - et - 12/15/2004 4:46:23 AM
- Hot links not working, here's the URL - pwokenyaw - 12/15/2004 3:00:29 AM

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