lew (04/12/83)
I once calculated the pressures at the centers of the planets. Assuming a constant density, the pressure is given by: p0 = 1/2 * rho * g * R where rho, g, and R are the density, g-value at the surface, and radius Giving the results in bars and in earth units we get: earth 1.7e6 1.0 mercury 2.5e5 .145 venus 1.4e6 .82 mars 2.5e5 .144 jupiter 1.2e7 7.0 saturn 2.3e6 1.34 uranus 2.1e6 1.23 neptune 2.5e6 1.46 pluto 3.8e5 .221 sun 1.3e9 778 Except for the sun, a surprisingly small range of variation. The formula is quite questionable for the sun, but it gives a pretty good answer anyway. The radiation pressure alone (due to photons) at the center of the sun is 1e8 bars, more than enough to explode the earth like a cherry bomb. Lew Mammel, Jr. ihuxr!lew