re: Comet 17P/Holmes, one year later

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Robert — 10/24/2008 6:58:46 PM (archived)

Water ice vaporizing might be another explanation for the explosion, either from solar heating or the internal radioactive elements comets are hypothesized to contain.

Bob Clark

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Comet 17P/Holmes, one year later - Socrates II - 10/24/2008 1:34:50 PM
- re: Comet 17P/Holmes, one year later - Robert - 10/24/2008 6:58:46 PM
  - Except that... - Socrates II - 10/24/2008 7:17:00 PM
    - Could it have gotten too close to Jupiter? (n/t) - Robert Clark - 10/24/2008 8:12:21 PM
      - I post, you decide - Socrates II - 10/24/2008 8:22:02 PM
        
        re: I post, you decide - Robert Clark - 10/25/2008 12:17:52 PM
- Speaking of crystalline caves - Socrates II - 10/24/2008 2:00:27 PM
  - Weren't there crystals like that in the movie "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (the original)? (n/t) - Robert Clark - 10/24/2008 6:52:56 PM
    - Oh yes - Socrates II - 10/24/2008 8:04:12 PM
  - re: Shouldn't a strong gravity be needed for this kind of cristal? (n/t) - Raoul - 10/24/2008 4:42:32 PM
    - Don't need more gravity than will hold the fluids in - nick hoffman - 10/26/2008 11:09:40 AM
    - Don't ruin a cool image with nerdy facts! (n/t) - John McCain - 10/24/2008 5:41:46 PM
      - Comet Holmes on APOD - Socrates II - 10/25/2008 3:50:09 PM

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