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Re: I think Mercury once was the moon of Venus !!!

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From: Eric Chomko
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:58
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Tristan Beeline (mist_distance@hotmail.com) wrote:
: Yes, because every planet in our solar system has at least 1 moon.

: That proves that moonless planets are the exception and I think this
: is either a case of moon-theft or a runaway moon.

Or, that planets as close to the sun as both Mercury and Venus were unable
to form into more than a single enitity. Sorry to bust your bubble that
easily, but science must explore more than a single notion. 

: So I think that Mercury once was the moon of Venus, a planet which
: once was like Earth.

Why not two independent planets as we see now from day 1?

: In a big interplanetar war between the Martians and the Venusians, the
: Martians probably stole Mercury from Venus, causing the destruction of
: the Venus atmosphere.

Oh jeez, and I took you seriously...

: At the same time, Venusians nuked Mars, so Mars is pretty dead, too.

Yeah, right...
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