Re: Atmosphere
Woodelf, yes the time for atmospheric conVersion is the same reguardless of planet size. Its just that your "return on investment" is lower with smaller planets. I personally don't convert any planet other than huge and large.
As to the theory that Gas Giants have a diamond core, I'm having a hard time understanding that. If that was the case, wouldn't the earth's core also be diamond? IIRC, the earth has an iron core 'cause iron has a specific gravity (I think that's the term) greater than carbon. Its not as if we have no carbon on this planet. If that's the case, wouldn't the core (of any celestial body) be made up of the "heaviest" element in the planet makeup? Isn't that why a rock sinks and hydrogen gas floats upward? I'm definitely not a chemistry expert but my common sense leads me to believe that's the way it should be.
I know this thread is going off target and probably should be elsewhere, but I definitely am curious as to the answer...
EDIT: Oops, sorry raynor. Didn't mean to "double post" your answer. We seem to be on at the same time a lot lately...
[This message has been edited by rdouglass (edited 31 January 2001).]
[This message has been edited by rdouglass (edited 31 January 2001).]
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