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Article #833Toroid planet (Was: Computational Science Fiction (CSF))
From: Juha-Petri Tyrkk|
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1992 07:15
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1992 07:15
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In article <CMM.0.90.2.713030681.alsberg@delphi.uio.no> Bj|rn Alsberg writes:
> - Simulations of the gravitational field of an Earth sized torus.
> What are the effects on the atmosphere and the sea level at different
> locations at the surface.
Has anybody calculated this or does anybody have a ready-made
answer? My intuitive guess would be that inside the hole of the torus
the gravity would be so weak that any gaseous atmosphere would escape
into space. On a planet much greater than Earth things might differ.
Juha-Petri Tyrkko
jtyrkko@vipunen.hut.fi
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