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EXAMPLE 22. JUPITER’S FOUR SMALL “INNER” SATELLITES – THEIR MOVEMENTS SYNCHRONIZED WITH THE EARTH DAY.
Jupiter has four Large Satellites (The “Galilean” Satellites). Inferior to them (ie:- closer to Jupiter) are Jupiter’s Four Small “Inner” Satellites. Here are their names and orbital periods (expressed in Earth days):- Metis (0.294780) and Adrastea (0.298260) and Amalthea (0.498179) and Thebe (0.674536)
DURING ONE EARTH DAY:-
(A). Metis revolves 3 revolutions + a residual angle of 141.2 degrees.
(B). Adrastea revolves 3 revolutions + a residual angle of 127.0 degrees.
(C). Amalthea revolves 2 revolutions + a residual angle of 2.6 degrees.
(D). Thebe revolves 1 revolution + a residual angle of 173.7 degrees.
Sample calculation:- (A). 1 ÷ 0.294780 = 3.39236 Metis revolutions, and (0.39236 x 360) = 141.2 degrees. That is 3 revolutions + a residual angle of 141.2 degrees.
When you depict each of these four residual angles as a (single line) radius, the four radiuses look like this:-
When you depict each of these four residual angles as a (single line) radius, the four radiuses look like this:-
The material on this web site is also available in the book Astronomy - The Dishonest Science, by Roger Elliott (available on Amazon).
The material on this web site is also available in the book Astronomy - The Dishonest Science, by Roger Elliott (available on Amazon).
Once again, it is glaringly, blindingly obvious that these residual angles are NOT randomly distributed, as they absolutely SHOULD be if Newtonian Physics alone governed the movements of celestial bodies. (The gravitational field of Earth is insufficiently strong to alter or affect the rotation periods of distant satellites.) Once again, these residual angles all (mysteriously) “hug” the octants. “Something else” (other than Newtonian Physics) is influencing and dictating the movements of these satellites.
The statistical odds against all four residual angles “hugging” the octants so closely is calculated in the following manner:- The largest “deviation” is 8.0 degrees (Adrastea). In that case, the odds against chance occurrence are 1 chance in
1 ÷ [[(8 x 2 x 8) ÷ 360]4] = 62 (1 chance in 62). In fact, the odds are longer than this, because the other deviations from an octant are less than 8 degrees. However, it could be argued that these satellites (which are relatively close to one another) can easily influence the movements of one another by gravitational attraction and “tidal friction”, and that being the case, their movements could be synchronized with the movements of Earth purely by chance. This argument is undermined by the fact that ALL the satellites of (just about) EVERY planet have their movements synchronized with the movements of Earth.
To verify the numerical data in this example, go to Appendix 2, Section 5. (Note:- Numerical data verification is only available in the book.)
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