Bob Berman's Strange Universe: No jovial refund
November 2010: Jupiter wins the title of the solar system's strangest planet.
Contributed by Bob Berman
Published:
September 27, 2010
In all these years of writing "Strange Universe," no planet has ever been the subject. Let's remedy that. But which planet is truly strangest?
If "strange" means "different," then every planet might qualify. Each enjoys at least one odd trait seen nowhere else. Yet Jupiter stands out in too many ways not to be crowned the winner. |
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