I finished the Planetary Config Spreadsheet I have been working on during my down time at work.
Well, finished the first version of it, anyway.
I managed to do it all with no VBScript, so you don't have to worry about macro viruses.
If you are interested and you have some time, I would...
"Wobble" of Planetary Core
Friend of mine was asking about the Earth-Moon system, and he brought up an interesting question. As the Moon orbits the Earth, it imparts a slight wobble to the planet, much like the wobble used to infer the presence of planets aroubd distant stars. So he was...
OK, I realize this may be more geophysics then "geology", but I beg for leniency. I have recently been exchanging e-mails with Dr. Daniel Lathrop of the University of Maryland. He is currently involved in a project attempting to model the Earth's magnetic field and, in particular, polar...
My question pertains to atmosphere. Forgive me if it sounds stupid, or obvious, but I just don't know how atmospheres come about. I understand how planetoids and planets are formed, but when/how does it get an atmosphere?
Any help would be appreciated.
Greetings !
Some less popular theories, at this time,
suggest that planets formed or at least
began to form before the Sun had formed.
I'm not sure that I agree with that, but
it's worth remembering as another counter
example to the idea I just thought about.
Anyway, the idea I just...