Jovian planet with breathable oxygen atmosphere.

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Creating a breathable oxygen atmosphere on a jovian planet is highly improbable due to the planet's high gravity and the chemical interactions between hydrogen and oxygen. While the idea of humans living in blimp-like stations on a smaller-than-Neptune planet is intriguing, the presence of free hydrogen would prevent a stable oxygen-rich atmosphere from forming. Even if oxygen could be generated through biological processes, the extreme weather conditions and narrow altitude bands suitable for breathing would pose significant challenges. Terraforming or engineering a breathable atmosphere might be theoretically possible, but the natural formation of such an environment on a gas giant remains unlikely. Ultimately, jovian planets are not conducive to human life as we know it, making the concept more suited for science fiction than reality.
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qraal said:
but the fate of its atmosphere is dubious, since the gas is mostly in orbit.
Yes, this is what I thought was wrong with the scenario. The atmosphere might vent into space instead of being collected by the jovian.
What would happen if the terrestrial object went on a direct collision with the jovian?
 

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