• gregorum
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    10 months ago

    Is that even possible? I mean… with how volatile and exotic the atmosphere is, wouldn’t what a craft would be doing be more akin to how a submarine travels under water? Would “flying” even be the correct term? Wouldn’t it be more like navigating violent torrents of differently-dense gaseous layers? Some of which are (sometimes) liquid?

    What would one even call that?

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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      310 months ago

      Atmospheric pressure changes based on altitude, so there’s probably some point where Jupiter’s atmosphere that’s a similar pressure and temperature to earth.

      • midnight
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        810 months ago

        I looked it up, and the region of Jupiter’s atmosphere at 1 bar is -100C. So you theoretically you could fly a modified Earth plane, it would just be a bit chilly.

        Interestingly, though, Venus does have a zone with Earth-like temperature and pressure.

        • Semi-Hemi-Demigod
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          210 months ago

          Thanks! I did a quick search and couldn’t find it but I know that with this crowd I’ll get an answer!

        • @wewbull@feddit.uk
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          110 months ago

          What makes cold temperatures a problem on earth is ice forming frombwater wapour in the atmosphere. No idea what you’re likely to get on titan, but probably not that.