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EAugust

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on: Jul 27, 2018
In terms of Jupiter masses, what is the range of brown dwarfs? What are objects above and below this range called?
 
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Question 2

Among discovered meteorites, we have found some with all the following origins except
 
  A) being a fragment from the surface of Mars.
  B) being a fragment from the surface of the Moon.
  C) being a fragment from Comet Halley.
  D) being a fragment of a shattered asteroid.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Above 80 Jupiter masses, the stars are red dwarfs on the main sequence, while below 12 Jupiters, they are called planets, even if they do not orbit a star.

Answer to Question 2

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