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Neptune May Have Eaten a Planet and Stolen Its Moon

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday March 23, 2010 @08:36AM from the wakka-wakka-wakka dept.

jitendraharlalka noted a piece about the origins of Neptune. There is a theory now that it once ate a super-earth in the outer solar system, and kept its moon as some sort of macabre trophy to make sure that Mars and Venus didn't get any big ideas.

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Yeah well... by Firemouth · 2010-03-23 08:43 · Score: 0, Redundant

... still better than being Uranus!
At least It wasn't Uranus ... by ryan.onsrc · 2010-03-23 08:45 · Score: 0, Redundant

... That would just be too reminiscent of a south park episode.
Re:Silly Goose by Pojut · 2010-03-23 08:52 · Score: 0, Redundant

Did you even read the response I made to myself?
http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1592720&cid=31589028

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Re:Uranus is on it's side by gEvil+(beta) · 2010-03-23 08:55 · Score: 0, Redundant

I wonder if something like what's described regarding Uranus and Neptune swapping orbits could also play a role in Uranus being on it's side.

That whole thing sounds kinda kinky.

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Re:Can't resist... by tommeke100 · 2010-03-23 09:32 · Score: 0, Redundant

"it is hard to understand how Uranus and Neptune, the two outermost planets, managed to get so big"