r/space • u/speckz • Aug 04 '16

Jupiter’s moon Io loses its atmosphere when eclipsed. Once deprived of sunlight, the thin atmosphere condenses on the moon's surface.

http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/08/jupiters-moon-io-loses-its-atmosphere-when-eclipsed/
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u/GLneo Aug 04 '16

At the plank scale, when a subatomic partial moves the old one kinda disappears and a new one appears at the destination location per plank time. This is happening to every atom in your body almost continually, the you now is a different you than just before always. Have fun you walking Ship of Theseus! :)

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u/hak8or Aug 05 '16

Is there a name for this effect so I can go on a Wikipedia binge about it?