Loren Booda
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In our Solar System, how does the ratio of gas planets to terrestrial planets compare with that of gas moons to terrestrial moons?
Composition of planets vs. moons
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Hi Loren Booda! 
Surely there are no "gas moons"?
Surely there are no "gas moons"?
Kracatoan
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Well gas planets to terrestrial planets is obviously 1:1 and gas moons (i.e moons around gas planets, tim) to terrestrial moons is like 165:3.
There appears to be no correlation at all. Oh well.
There appears to be no correlation at all. Oh well.
Loren Booda
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Kracatoan said:
Sorry. Are there no liquid moons? That is basically what I meant by "gas moons."
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I believe all solar system moons are believed to be rocky.
That includes a few that have thin oceans above the rocky surface.
That includes a few that have thin oceans above the rocky surface.
Loren Booda
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