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- adjective Alternative form of
Jovian .
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Examples
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We can probably perk some interest with the possibility of life in jovian moons but that will quickly fade once, as I suspect, all they find is a slush of acidic ice over a rocky core.
Candid Comments on the Constellation Program - NASA Watch 2009
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If the jovian is a torch jovian that would pull the terrestrial inwards — no good!
Nailing Down Goldilocks: What's "Just Right" for Exo-Earths? | Universe Today 2010
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A jovian planet would never be one upon which to place a large civilian population, but there were two Mars-sized moons that looked suitable for terraforming.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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A jovian planet would never be one upon which to place a large civilian population, but there were two Mars-sized moons that looked suitable for terraforming.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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Terrestrial planets and jovian gas giants are very different objects, yet we consider them both to be planets.
New Hubble Images Show Pluto is Changing | Universe Today 2010
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A half-shadowed jovian planet loomed in the space beyond, its ocher-and-ivory cloud tops striated by fierce cyclonic winds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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A half-shadowed jovian planet loomed in the space beyond, its ocher-and-ivory cloud tops striated by fierce cyclonic winds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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A half-shadowed jovian planet loomed in the space beyond, its ocher-and-ivory cloud tops striated by fierce cyclonic winds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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The jovian planet and the star are close enough in mass so one can use the reduced mass mu = Mm/M + m
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Calling this jovian global warming is premature at best.
Phil Plait: Is Global Warming Solar Induced? Not According to the Planets 2008
john commented on the word jovian
“Being an astronomy buff used to be a lonely pursuit, just you and the telescope, staring up into the night sky. But in an age when anyone can make a planetary discovery through a $400 telescope then instantly share it with the world — hey, check out my cool Jupiter shots on Flickr! — amateur astronomers have capitalized on opportunities like the big thud on the Jovian gas giant to confirm that they are not alone.�?
The New York Times, The Bruise Heard Round the World, by Alex Williams, July 24, 2009
July 26, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word jovian
I like the phrase Jovian gas giant.
Edit: There's also this delightful paragraph from the same article:
On many sites, enthusiasts spoke of wounded Jupiter — “ol’ Jinkers,�? as one referred to the fifth planet from the sun — in human terms. Many expressed gratitude to the planet, a gas giant composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, for tossing itself in harm’s way. “Absolutely fascinating,�? wrote one commenter on Space.com. “This gives one pause to consider just how often Jupiter eats one for the team.�?
July 28, 2009