So how about life in the Jovian atmosphere? – Space/Science – HabitableZone

Space/Science

Recent posts

Recent posts

Fewer Transient Alerts coming BuckGalaxy November 2, 2026 5:48 pm (Space/Science)
This report from Congress came out last week... podrock November 1, 2026 11:22 pm (Current Events)
Happy Halloween podrock October 31, 2026 3:03 am (Off Topic)
Expect one hell of a recession/depression in 2027 Arrell October 31, 2026 1:16 am (Current Events)
Next week will get ugly.... Arrell October 30, 2026 2:02 pm (Current Events)
Sir Patrick Stewart. podrock October 30, 2026 11:52 am (Off Topic)
Bernie Taupin. A great interview podrock October 30, 2026 3:05 am (Off Topic)
A new Dwarf Planet? Arrell October 30, 2026 12:49 am (Space/Science)
John Wheeler's philosophy: "Beyond the Black Hole" RL October 17, 2025 5:00 am (Space/Science)
"Engage!" BuckGalaxy October 29, 2026 10:58 pm (Off Topic)

On this day in Space/Science

1 year ago (that week) New Glenn set for its second launch on November 9 7 replies · Nov 5, 2025
5 years ago (that week) ZEISS Mineralogic 3D 1 reply · Nov 3, 2021
10 years ago (that week) CO2 to ethanol 0 replies · Nov 1, 2016

Log in
Register

Space/Science » in reply to re: Oceans on Jupiter

So how about life in the Jovian atmosphere?

ljk — 6/7/2005 1:27:37 PM (archived)

Floating gasbags, giant jellyfish, delta wing hunters, and more!

Since most of the exoplanets we currently know are giant Jupiter types, and at least some of them do not orbit practically in their star's photosphere, studying whether they could have life in their atmospheres does have merit.

The famous Sagan and Salpeter paper online here:

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=1976ApJS...32..737S&db_key=AST

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/J/Jupiterlife.html

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Life/J_environment.html

http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=2&q=http://www.as.utexas.edu/astronomy/education/spring05/evans/lectures/309l_lec12_print.pdf&e=9797

Log in or register to post.

The whole thread (20 posts)

Juno over Moonrise for the next NASA mission - SteveS - 6/6/2005 12:42:22 PM
- Juno is going to be SOLAR powered - ljk - 6/7/2005 5:40:25 PM
- Politics involved in Juno decision? - Buck Galaxy - 6/6/2005 4:28:33 PM
  - A few problems with Oceans... - Adam - 6/7/2005 11:07:09 AM
    - Adam has got it right - Gary - 6/7/2005 3:28:19 PM
  - re: I duno - SteveS - 6/6/2005 10:07:47 PM
    - Oceans on Jupiter - Buck Galaxy - 6/6/2005 10:53:05 PM
      - re: Oceans on Jupiter - SteveS - 6/6/2005 11:02:10 PM
        
        So how about life in the Jovian atmosphere? - ljk - 6/7/2005 1:27:37 PM
        
        Not possible - Gary - 6/7/2005 3:21:58 PM
        
        would depend on the convection rate, wouldn't it? - pwokenyaw - 6/8/2005 3:01:20 AM
        
        Yeah, if it takes a billion years to do one cycle - Gary - 6/8/2005 5:09:02 AM
        
        re: Yeah, if it takes a billion years to do one cycle - pwokenyaw - 6/9/2005 1:10:00 AM
        
        Buoyancy (n/t) - SDF - 6/8/2005 1:14:18 PM
        
        That's what's driving the convection cycle - Gary - 6/8/2005 4:30:17 PM
        
        Fish have buoyancy - SDF - 6/8/2005 4:40:13 PM
  - re: Politics involved in Juno decision? - ljk - 6/6/2005 5:58:17 PM
- Moon Pirates! - ljk - 6/6/2005 1:23:59 PM
  - re: You're having too much fun - SteveS - 6/6/2005 10:14:36 PM
    - Lunar regolith may be good for astronauts' bones! - ljk - 6/8/2005 5:22:00 PM

HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.