Gas Dwarfs

[alex_greene]

And now, astronomers have identified a class of planets called gas dwarfs.

:shock: Who knew?

 

[sideranautae]

And now, astronomers have identified a class of planets called gas dwarfs.

:shock: Who knew?

Mix cabbage and dwarves. Old news. :lol:

 

[Condottiere]

I don't foresee GDW commissioning a figurine for it any time soon.

 

[Wil Mireu]

And now, astronomers have identified a class of planets called gas dwarfs.

:shock: Who knew?

2300AD did. They're called Failed Cores there.

 

[sideranautae]

And now, astronomers have identified a class of planets called gas dwarfs.

:shock: Who knew?

2300AD did. They're called Failed Cores there.

Did the "failed cores" have a rocky cores like this article suggests? I don't remember.

 

[Wil Mireu]

Did the "failed cores" have a rocky cores like this article suggests? I don't remember.

They were big worlds with massive atmospheres, but they weren't gas giants. So yes.

At the same time, there's also this... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-06/hcfa-afa053014.php

So, Gas Dwarfs and MegaEarths.

 

[sideranautae]

Did the "failed cores" have a rocky cores like this article suggests? I don't remember.

They were big worlds with massive atmospheres, but they weren't gas giants. So yes.

At the same time, there's also this... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-06/hcfa-afa053014.php

So, Gas Dwarfs and MegaEarths.

Yep, there they are.