Name: Phyllis G Vinci
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Question:
When the Comet Shoemaker hits Jupiter, how will the wave action on the gas
cloud be different from the wave action in water?
Replies:
The wave action will be effected by the density of the gas. Liquids have
much stronger more frequent interactions between atoms and seem to stick
together more. We might expect shock waves that push the gas away from the
impact for very short times and then could see mixing from lower in the
atmosphere of other gases. We should not expect large waves on the surface
like tsunamis. I hope that you were as excited as the rest of us with the
pictures.
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