What If The Earth Was The Size of Jupiter?
Can you imagine what would happen if the earth were the size of Jupiter? What changes would we face as compared to now? What would remain the same at it is. The answers will blow your mind. Yes, the size of planets affects almost everything on them. Jupiter is 318 times bigger than our Earth, and it is the biggest planet in our solar system. It is a gas giant and the oldest planet in our solar system, too! Jupiter is also sometimes referred to as a failed star as it has all the qualities to become a star, but it needs to be more massive to become a star! Today you will learn about how the size of objects in space directly affects their characteristics.
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How Jupiter Became a Failed Star?
Jupiter is the oldest planet in our solar system, having been formed around 4.5 billion years ago. It is a gas giant, 318 times bigger than our Earth, and the largest planet also. You can see it at night with your naked eye, as it is the third brightest thing in our sky after our moon and the planet Venus. It is so big that if we put all the other planets in it, there will be more empty space inside it. It is the fifth planet in our solar system, and it is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium. In it's images, you can see a giant spot, which can fix the whole Earth in it.
Scientists predicted that it was formed because of a storm. Scientists have found 80+ moons orbiting it. NASA has performed a special mission to the Jupiter Juno, which changed the perspective of scientists about this planet. Scientists have found that Jupiter's moons are more habitable than Jupiter itself! IO, Europa, and Ganymede are those moons where scientists are sure to find life possibilities, as they have volcanoes, rocks, and oceans under their surface.
These moons of Jupiter are actually bigger than the planet Mercury. It is possible that they will send spacecraft to study these moons, especially. NASA and other space agencies are trying to find more evidence of life on these moons and on Jupiter as well.
But you won't believe that Jupiter is also referred to as a failed star! To become a star, it needed to be thousands of times more massive than it is right now, and it needed to have all the other qualities of a star. Due to its huge size, its gravity is much greater than that of our Earth, which means if your weight on Earth is 75kg like mine, your weight on Jupiter is around 707 kg!
Yes, the size of the planet is directly proportional to its gravity. The radius of Jupiter is equal to 11 Earths in a straight line. There are more changes you can see if our Earth were the same size as Jupiter. Scientists have found that there are many changes in our fictional Earth (which is the same as Jupiter) in comparison to our real Earth. The size of a planet actually affects everything on it, whether it is gravity, pressure, or living organisms.
What if the Earth was the Size of Jupiter?
- The gravity of Jupiter is around 11 times greater than that of our present Earth. So if our Earth were also the same size as Jupiter, then your weight would also be 11 times greater than present. In simple words, if your weight on the present earth is 70 kg, then you should weigh around 770kg on our fictional earth!
- I think you won't be able to handle your weight, and you will feel pressure on yourself every time.
- The pressure would also increase, so that all the living species would feel that pressure on themselves. We wouldn't be able to breathe easily because the air has been pressurized!
- Due to its high gravity, Earth could attract more asteroids towards itself. Which could result in the continuous fall of asteroids on Earth, and the most scary thing is that it could attract massive asteroids, which could be so large as the largest countries!
- The high pulling power of Earth could result in the blast of our moon, and its pieces must hit Earth.
- Due to the high atmospheric pressure, water should start boiling at a much higher temperature than 100 °C, and it should freeze at a much lower temperature than 0 °C.
- These things could result in 100% destruction of our lives and our Earth. All the living species would be unable to do anything.
Summary and FAQ
It is better to stay the same after seeing the results after becoming the same as Jupiter. As the size of the planets directly affects gravity, you must weigh lighter on the smaller planets than Earth. That's why we see astronauts jumping too long in movies and cartoons.
This was just an imagination of what would happen if our Earth were the same size as the Jupiter planet. I hope you have learned a lot. Comment on what you liked the most. But if it were the reality of our Earth, then we must not be present right now, as it is almost impossible to live on a planet that has the maximum gravitational force in the whole solar system. Maybe this is the reason why scientists are seeing its moons as more habitable and perfect than Jupiter itself. Here are some questions that could arise in your mind:
1. What if Earth were bigger?
Then it must have more traditional force than now, and it could result in destruction for humans and life on Earth.
2. What if Earth was 50% bigger?
Then we won't be able to go into space because of the high gravitational force of the Earth.
3. What if Earth is 10x bigger?
Then the real changes should start inside its core. This could result in the destruction of life on our planet.
4. Is Earth slowly shrinking?
Yes, scientists have found that the Earth is slowly shrinking because of natural changes.
5. Could humans survive 10x gravity?
Definitely not. Humans or any other living species wouldn't be able to do anything in 10x gravity.
