Posted: Dec 04, 2011 10:08 am
kjordan wrote:First, I don't remember the movie giving any significant info on Melancholia's size or composition. Was this info included in interviews or promotional materials?
No. It was my off the cuff computation from the introductory scenes where the planet is seen close up to Earth. I further made the assumption that its compositon would be that of a gas giant like Neptune.
kjordan wrote:This would mean that Melancholia would play havoc with ocean tides the first day, and I speculate it would create massive earthquakes and volcanic episodes the second day.
Yes, agreed. My OP only adressed the first assumption, that of the collision.