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Newsgroups: net.astro
Subject: Could Jupiter be a second star?
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Date: Mon, 21-Oct-85 12:30:18 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 21 12:30:18 1985
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I have often wondered if it would be theoretically possible
(never mind the engineering details) to send a large hydrogen bomb into 
the atmosphere of Jupiter, let it sink deep into the gases, and then
set it off in a manner that would start sustained nuclear fusion?
Anybody know?