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From: Poskanzer.PA@PARC-MAXC.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.movies.sw
Subject: Possible physics bug in RotJ.
Message-ID: <1789@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 5-Jun-83 21:45:57 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun  5 21:45:57 1983
Date-Received: Fri, 10-Jun-83 11:07:12 EDT
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In the rebels' holographic simulation (a beautiful effect), the Death
Star is shown in a geostationary (well, endorstationary) orbit.  It is
also shown as being only a few Death-Star-radii from the surface, and
certainly less than one Endor-radius.

There is a contradiction here.  For the stationary orbit to be that
close, either the planet spins in only a few hours, or it has very light
gravity.  The scenes on Endor's surface showed no evidence of either of
the above.

Possible fixes: even when only partially operational, the Death Star
could levitate; or maybe the shield generating station also provided
levitation until the Death Star's engines came on line.  Or maybe the
planet did have very light gravity, but there was a humongous mascon
right under the shield station, providing "normal" gravity in the
immediate area.  Except that you would expect a lake to collect...
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Jef