UNIVERSE
LIFE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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They are too cold to support life.
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Their atmospheres have too little oxygen.
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They have no solid surfaces.
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Their gravities are too strong.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the solar system, Jovian planets are located farther from the sun than terrestrial planets, and are therefore cooler. Scientists have found more than 100 Jovian planets around other stars.
Detailed explanation-2: -If Jupiter were put closer to the sun like Mars, the heat would be so great that even liquids like water would get boiled off. So you could say that Earth and its water are formed in a “distillation” process where the remaining material depends on what was in the mix in the first place and how close it is from the sun.
Detailed explanation-3: -The temperature of the early solar system explains why the inner planets are rocky and the outer ones are gaseous. As the gases coalesced to form a protosun, the temperature in the solar system rose. In the inner solar system temperatures were as high as 2000 K, while in the outer solar system it was as cool as 50 K.