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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: Chance on 01/03/2011 00:30:03

Title: What would happen if a planet fell into a star?
Post by: Chance on 01/03/2011 00:30:03

Chance asked the Naked Scientists:
   
If a planet fell into the Sun, would its mass be added to the Sun, or burned away?

What do you think?

Title: What would happen if a planet fell into a star?
Post by: yor_on on 01/03/2011 18:23:33

How fast would it move relative the sun?
And what mass, and inner temperature?

Title: What would happen if a planet fell into a star?
Post by: syhprum on 01/03/2011 22:20:10

The Earth is only about one millionth the mass of the Sun and would very little effect if it was adsorbed, it might have a short cooling effect in the photosphere but probably less than the common dark spots.

Title: What would happen if a planet fell into a star?
Post by: juhuhu. on 05/03/2011 09:36:54

I think Earth`s mass is too small that do something major Sun`s mass. Perhaps would be little bigger but it would be something like comparison ant with Jupiter ( I haven`t got better example :))