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CaraKboom
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Hi!
I've been reading articles (from back in 2008) that speculate on what could happen if one day, billions of years from now, the gravity of Jupiter were to pull Mercury out of orbit.
One of the possibilities discussed is that Mercury could be ejected from the solar system.
http://www.universetoday.com/14032/could-jupiter-wreck-the-solar-system/
If mankind were still around at that point, and they had - somehow - colonised Mercury, would they be able ride out on Mercury and see places outside the solar system?
How long would it take Mercury to leave to solar system? Generations?
How early would we be able to tell that Mercury had left its usual orbit, and when we did how soon would we be able to tell that Mercury was going to leave the solar system (as opposed to crashing into the sun or another planet)?
Far-fetched I know, but it's a fun idea - to be able to hitch a lift out of the solar system on a colonised planet gone rogue.
Many thanks,
I've been reading articles (from back in 2008) that speculate on what could happen if one day, billions of years from now, the gravity of Jupiter were to pull Mercury out of orbit.
One of the possibilities discussed is that Mercury could be ejected from the solar system.
http://www.universetoday.com/14032/could-jupiter-wreck-the-solar-system/
If mankind were still around at that point, and they had - somehow - colonised Mercury, would they be able ride out on Mercury and see places outside the solar system?
How long would it take Mercury to leave to solar system? Generations?
How early would we be able to tell that Mercury had left its usual orbit, and when we did how soon would we be able to tell that Mercury was going to leave the solar system (as opposed to crashing into the sun or another planet)?
Far-fetched I know, but it's a fun idea - to be able to hitch a lift out of the solar system on a colonised planet gone rogue.
Many thanks,