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From: del@dataio.UUCP (Erik Lindberg)
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Subject: Re: 2010 review's review's review
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Date: Fri, 21-Dec-84 14:39:01 EST
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> 
> 	I thought the monoliths merely increased the *density* of Jupiter,
> not the mass.  The observation from the Leonov that Jupiter is shrinking
> would support either idea, though.
> 

Actually, the theory is that Jupitor was very close to being a sun
anyway, so only a little upset was necessary to push it over the edge.
The monoliths were supposed to add enough *mass* to cause it to
implode, causing a tremendous increase in *density*.