Jupiter has no surface, just a gradually increasing density. When you sink in the ocean, you eventually reach the ocean floor. On Jupiter you just keep sinking until your surroundings match your density.
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The thing about Jupiter is that if it has a solid core (IIRC it’s not 100% sure yet, though maybe things have changed since I last checked), there’s still no surface. As you go down, it just goes from gas through liquid to solid gradually without any clear boundaries.
If you were to “land” there, you’d just sink down until you reached the depth with the same density as your vehicle and stay there.
Here’s the thing…
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It would seem like it, but he’s actually a reference to Uther the Lightbringer from Warcraft.
Not if you want some nice moss on it!
If I had a nickel for every time I saw Nim referenced on Lemmy, I’d have two nickels-- which isn’t a lot, but it’s awesome that it happened twice.
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Both. Both is good.
Meh, only about 93% of people who drink water died. Not safe by any means, but it’s far from 100%.
Yeah, yeah. It’s just a picture.
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