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Gnomon - time to move on Started conversation Jun 29, 2009
Hi Joanna!
A question about your Jupiter entry A402003.
You say
"This [metallic hydrogen] layer is highly compressed under a pressure of 10 million atmospheres and can conduct electricity, and it is this layer that generates Jupiter's great gravitational field."
Did you mean to say "gravitational field" or did you mean "magnetic field"?
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J'au-æmne Posted Jul 28, 2009
Hmm. Could go either way. And it was a long time ago that I wrote it 
Probably magnetic, but if that's the most massive part, then it could be gravitational...
...and it's been a while so you may well have resolved this already haha
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Jul 28, 2009
I haven't changed it yet. I was waiting for your answer.
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Jul 28, 2009
I think given what you've said that I'll change it to "magnetic".
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J'au-æmne Posted Jul 28, 2009
Yeah, I think (having done a mite of research since posting) that's correct.
thank you for updating it! 
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Eveneye--Eegogee--Julzes Posted Aug 25, 2009
I agree. It's trivial and not worthy of mention that the most massive part generates the gravitational field.
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