Sci-Fi in The Sky. Episode 2, Godzilla vs Orbital Mechanics

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Channel: Jarrah White · 2011 · Education

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The 1965 film Godzilla vs Monster Zero (also known as "Invasion Of The AstroMonster") contains a number of scientific impossibilities in astronomical proportions. The movie involves a plot of two astronauts voyaging to Planet X, a newly discovered planet beyond the orbit of Jupiter, and ultimately a battle between Godzilla, Rodan and King Ghidorah on this newly discovered planet. 

The problem with this movie is where it depicts Planet X in the solar system. The views of Jupiter as seen from Planet X indicate that X must have crossed Jupiter's Roche limit and therefore should have been fragmented and stripped of any breathable air.

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