What would happen to a big sphere of water 1 km in diameter if it appeared in stable orbit between earth and the moon?
Would the sun cook it all to steam, would it freeze to a big snowball, stay liquid or what?
What would happen to a big sphere of water 1 km in diameter if it appeared in stable orbit between earth and the moon?
Xavier Bell
Easton Sanchez
It would evaporate
Camden Roberts
There isn't a stable orbit between the earth and the moon. The one Lagrange point, which you're probably thinking of, takes constant adjustment to stay in.
Justin Allen
>There isn't a stable orbit between the earth and the moon. The one Lagrange point, which you're probably thinking of, takes constant adjustment to stay in.
What about a figure of eight orbit?
Parker Hernandez
I don't think water can exist in space without atmosphere. It would evaporate into a dissipated gas cloud.
Benjamin Morris
Water boils and evaporate if there is no atmospheric pressure, but if the sphere is big enough maybe at some point it has a gravitational force strong enaugh to mantain the water liquid
Ethan Sanchez
>There isn't a stable orbit between the earth and the moon.
There's literally thousands of satellites in stable orbits between the earth and the moon right now. Now, would a 1km sphere of water be able to be there without touching the atmosphere and close enough that tidal forces don't break it apart? Who knows.
Tyler Ross
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Henry Edwards
I don't really understand why tho.
Shouldn't the forces between the particles make them stick together? After all there is no real force that pushes them apart, is there?
Asher Lopez
I think I know why you guys are confused. OP meant an orbit that was lower then the moon's orbit, while Lagrange-point-user thought he wanted the bubble to constantly be in line with the moon and the earth.