# Jupiter Loses a Stripe! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 13, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311 "2010-05-13T16:30:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/1 "2010-05-13T16:30:45Z")
[http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100513/sc\_space/jupiterhaslostacloudstripenewphotosreveal](http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100513/sc_space/jupiterhaslostacloudstripenewphotosreveal) > **[Space.com: NASA, Space Exploration and Astronomy News](https://www.space.com/)** > > Get the latest space exploration, innovation and astronomy news. Space.com celebrates humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier. A friend tells me that “This is what happened in [Arthur C. Clarke’s novel] **2010** , just before it turned into a star” I don’t recall that, but it’s eerie, if true. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/2 "2010-05-13T16:43:03Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > A friend tells me that “This is what happened in [Arthur C. Clarke’s novel] **2010** , just before it turned into a star” > I don’t recall that, but it’s eerie, if true. I can reassure you that Jupiter is not about to become a star, if you’re worried. It would need to gain a serious amount of weight (about 12 times its current mass) to do that. That’s not happening. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/3 "2010-05-13T16:44:57Z")
So, what? Jupiter is a private now? ---
**Author:** ![MN\_Maenad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@MN\_Maenad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MN_Maenad)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/4 "2010-05-13T16:46:27Z")
So cool! It makes me want to spend way too much money on a good telescope, though. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pudytat72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/5 "2010-05-13T16:54:18Z")
That was a big stripe. Amazing that it disappeared/faded/resolved. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/6 "2010-05-13T17:04:21Z")
The things people will do for attention… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/7 "2010-05-13T17:13:53Z")
> [@Anne\_Neville](#): > > I can reassure you that Jupiter is not about to become a star, if you’re worried. It would need to gain a serious amount of weight (about 12 times its current mass) to do that. That’s not happening. That’s reassuring - thank you. By the way, do you know what the deal is with those rectangular formations we’re seeing now? The ones built to the 1:4:9 ratio? Are these lensing artifacts, or what? There certainly seem to be a lot of them … Oh, also - does anyone have any thoughts on the proposed manned mission to Europa? I think it’s a heck of a lot more worthwhile than Mars, myself, but it seems awfully tricky to attempt a landing there. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/8 "2010-05-13T17:53:05Z")
> [@](#): > > I can reassure you that Jupiter is not about to become a star, if you’re worried. It would need to gain a serious amount of weight (about 12 times its current mass) to do that. That’s not happening. That’s only if it was relying on its own mass to do the job. Who knows what Alien Engineers with Clarke’s Third Law[sup]TM[/sup] technology and Magic Monoliths can do? ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/9 "2010-05-13T18:18:38Z")
The second link doesnt work for me. When I click on it, I get “about:blank” appearing in the URL box. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/10 "2010-05-13T18:21:13Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > The second link doesnt work for me. > > When I click on it, I get “about:blank” appearing in the URL box. I think I fixed it. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/11 "2010-05-13T18:21:54Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I think I fixed it. Yessir. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/12 "2010-05-13T18:39:42Z")
“All these worlds are yours except Europa” ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/13 "2010-05-13T18:51:50Z")
At least the Cold War will end now. Its going to kill the night vision goggle business though. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/14 "2010-05-13T18:59:54Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > So, what? Jupiter is a private now? Curses! I was going to use that joke. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/15 "2010-05-13T19:02:06Z")
This is that alien space mining thing that skald was talking about inanother thread. Declan ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/16 "2010-05-13T19:08:05Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Curses! I was going to use that joke. I’ll rent it to you for a buck. ---
**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/17 "2010-05-13T19:09:44Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > That’s reassuring - thank you. > > By the way, do you know what the deal is with those rectangular formations we’re seeing now? The ones built to the 1:4:9 ratio? Are these lensing artifacts, or what? There certainly seem to be a lot of them … > > Oh, also - does anyone have any thoughts on the proposed manned mission to Europa? I think it’s a heck of a lot more worthwhile than Mars, myself, but it seems awfully tricky to attempt a landing there. The first two paragraphs, it seems obvious, are jokes. The third one I’m only moderately sure is a joke. Please reassure me. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/18 "2010-05-13T19:29:01Z")
> [@Declan](#): > > This is that alien space mining thing that skald was talking about inanother thread. > > Declan Nah, they’re just erasing the stripes to get it ready for the toothpaste ad they’ll be putting up there shortly. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/19 "2010-05-13T19:54:12Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Nah, they’re just erasing the stripes to get it ready for the toothpaste ad they’ll be putting up there shortly. By Jupiter! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311/20 "2010-05-13T20:00:20Z")
> [@Todderbob](#): > > The first two paragraphs, it seems obvious, are jokes. > > The third one I’m only moderately sure is a joke. Please reassure me. Consider yourself reassured. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jupiter-loses-a-stripe/539311.md?page=2)