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Originally Posted by Outbackmanyep
If 103P didn't have any gravity it wouldn't exist i would think!
It may have a very insignificant amount but enough to keep most of it together!
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Ok .. point taken. Won't argue against the matter having some gravity.
I would think however, that the thing which keeps it together would be the chemistry of the 'glue' (whatever that substance might be) .. ie: mainly ionic bonds, etc.
The 'infalling' dust, following a CO2 jet outburst is what Sunshine was alluding to. Ie: why do particles of dust collect in the centre of the thing ?
There could be lots of answers for this and I would've thought 'gravity' would have fallen a fair way down the list. (In a turbulent, energetic atmosphere, of mixed particle sizes, there are lots of forces at play).
Anyway, just thought it was an interesting phenomenon to ponder .. I'm not pushing any one particular 'bent' about it all - its too complex for that
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