Comments on: Shortly About the Biggest Moons of Jupiter and Their Discovery – Io, Europa, Ganymedes and Callisto http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/02/11/shortly-about-the-biggest-moons-of-jupiter-and-their-discovery-io-europa-ganymedes-and-callisto/ Homeboy Astronomy Blog - Down-to-Earth Advices for Amateur Astronomers Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:43:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: marko http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/02/11/shortly-about-the-biggest-moons-of-jupiter-and-their-discovery-io-europa-ganymedes-and-callisto/comment-page-1/#comment-331 marko Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:02:30 +0000 http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/02/11/shortly-about-the-biggest-moons-of-jupiter-and-their-discovery-io-europa-ganymedes-and-callisto/#comment-331 John, thanks for your very interesting comment! It was also the longest comment in this blog ever :) Thanks! John, thanks for your very interesting comment! It was also the longest comment in this blog ever :)
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]]> By: John Ackerman http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/02/11/shortly-about-the-biggest-moons-of-jupiter-and-their-discovery-io-europa-ganymedes-and-callisto/comment-page-1/#comment-313 John Ackerman Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:36:43 +0000 http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/02/11/shortly-about-the-biggest-moons-of-jupiter-and-their-discovery-io-europa-ganymedes-and-callisto/#comment-313 The Origin of the Galilean Moons The formation of the Galilean moons is unique in several respects. Only 6,000 years ago there was an enormous impact on Jupiter. A plasma cloud thousands of times the size of Jupiter rebounded, eventually to become the planet Venus. The material which failed to escape the gravity of Jupiter formed the proto-Galilean moons. However, they were not yet complete. A giant,flaming jet of gases continued shooting into space from the impact crater - whirling around as Jupiter rotated with a period close to one hour. Initially the jet extended beyond the farthest moon, Callisto, and could be seen by humans on Earth with the 'naked eye.' The jet, fueled by a continuous nuclear conflagration in the impact crater (Jupiter comprises solid, low density methane gas hydrates, mostly water) lasted almost six millennia, and now is marked by the Great Red Spot. As the planet rotated the material in the jet bathed the proto-moons, supplying their outer layers. The jet material coalesced into low-density, hydrated, cinder-like bodies as they moved farther from the planet, thus the outer moons show many impact craters. The four moons are so different because the jet died down so slowly, that the closer the moons to the planet, the later date at which they were still heated by the jet. Thus their formation was a unique, two-stage process. The longevity and intensity of the jet was so great that the rotational period of Jupiter was increased to almost ten hours as a result of the angular momentum expelled. The tail end of this slowing rotation was actually recorded up to around 1930, but is currently misinterpreted as the 'drift' of the giant storm (the GRS). A couple of additional interesting effects of the jet: Many of the hydrated, cinder-like bodies from the jet actually formed the main asteroid belt, as evidenced by the fact that they are magnetized, i.e. they coalesced while still within the magnetic field of Jupiter; those shot toward the the inner solar system cause sunspots as they crash into the Sun, which is nice because they help warm the Earth; and the ones expelled in the forward direction form the Kuiper belt objects. Perhaps the most amazing thing is that these events were all observed by the first one hundred generations of mankind. Or perhaps even more amazing (mysterious?) is that mankind, science, academia are still completely unaware of all these facts. But the unwillingness of modern academia to acknowledge the recent intrusion of God into the world (catastrophism) was predicted some 1950 years ago: 2 Peter 3:3-7 Knowing this first, that ther shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of , that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgement and perdition of ungodly men. John Ackerman firmament-chaos.com The Origin of the Galilean Moons
The formation of the Galilean moons is unique in several respects. Only 6,000 years ago there was an enormous impact on Jupiter. A plasma cloud thousands of times the size of Jupiter rebounded, eventually to become the planet Venus. The material which failed to escape the gravity of Jupiter formed the proto-Galilean moons. However, they were not yet complete.

A giant,flaming jet of gases continued shooting into space from the impact crater – whirling around as Jupiter rotated with a period close to one hour. Initially the jet extended beyond the farthest moon, Callisto, and could be seen by humans on Earth with the ‘naked eye.’ The jet, fueled by a continuous nuclear conflagration in the impact crater (Jupiter comprises solid, low density methane gas hydrates, mostly water) lasted almost six millennia, and now is marked by the Great Red Spot. As the planet rotated the material in the jet bathed the proto-moons, supplying their outer layers.

The jet material coalesced into low-density, hydrated, cinder-like bodies as they moved farther from the planet, thus the outer moons show many impact craters. The four moons are so different because the jet died down so slowly, that the closer the moons to the planet, the later date at which they were still heated by the jet. Thus their formation was a unique, two-stage process.

The longevity and intensity of the jet was so great that the rotational period of Jupiter was increased to almost ten hours as a result of the angular momentum expelled. The tail end of this slowing rotation was actually recorded up to around 1930, but is currently misinterpreted as the ‘drift’ of the giant storm (the GRS).

A couple of additional interesting effects of the jet: Many of the hydrated, cinder-like bodies from the jet actually formed the main asteroid belt, as evidenced by the fact that they are magnetized, i.e. they coalesced while still within the magnetic field of Jupiter; those shot toward the the inner solar system cause sunspots as they crash into the Sun, which is nice because they help warm the Earth; and the ones expelled in the forward direction form the Kuiper belt objects.

Perhaps the most amazing thing is that these events were all observed by the first one hundred generations of mankind. Or perhaps even more amazing (mysterious?) is that mankind, science, academia are still completely unaware of all these facts. But the unwillingness of modern academia to acknowledge the recent intrusion of God into the world (catastrophism) was predicted some 1950 years ago:

2 Peter 3:3-7 Knowing this first, that ther shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of , that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgement and perdition of ungodly men.

John Ackerman
firmament-chaos.com

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