Ben 10 - Questionable Armadrillo Calc

[Damage3245]

I noticed a potential issue while examining this calculation:

Armadrillo' species destroy their homeworld: 2.599386266666667e+28 J (High 6-A)

The calc relies on two assumptions for the figures used which is derived from this section of the image linked in the calc:

Polona Luncas is not a planet but an asteroid belt in the Andromeda galaxy - a cluster of irregular chunks of rock the size of small moons - formed when, at some long-forgotten point in the past, the alien species known as Talpaedans jack-hammered their own homeworld into pieces!

1) The result debris from the destruction of their planet formed an asteroid belt. Therefore there must be around 1.1 to 1.9 million asteroids in an asteroid belt (the same as our IRL asteroid belt).

2) The irregular chunks of rock are the size of small Moons. Therefore every piece of the asteroid belt has the same volume as Europa.

The original mass of the Talpaedan's homeworld is then found by simply multiplying the mass of 1.5 million asteroids but the volume of Europa, using the density of the Earth. Which gets the GBE.

While there's technically no solid basis for the assumption of the number of asteroids present in the Talpaedan's asteroid belt, I can understand that assumption being used, but it seems problematic that Europa is being taken as the baseline for what a "small Moon" is for the calc. A quick example here shows that Europa is far from the smallest Moon in our Solar System:

I think a more conservative mass value should be used for the average asteroid in this asteroid belt formed from the destruction of the Talpaedan's homeworld.

 

[LordGriffin1000]

Are you opting for a mid range mass/moon?

 

[Damage3245]

Are you opting for a mid range mass/moon?

I'm thinking that we could average out at least a dozen small Moons from the Solar System such as the ones from the list in the OP and use that as the average figure of the asteroids in the Talpaedan's asteroid belt.

Europa is just a little bit smaller than Earth's own Moon, so not what I'd automatically consider if I had to use a "small Moon" for the calc.

 

[LordGriffin1000]

I'm thinking that we could average out at least a dozen small Moons from the Solar System such as the ones from the list in the OP and use that as the average figure of the asteroids in the Talpaedan's asteroid belt.

Europa is just a little bit smaller than Earth's own Moon, so not what I'd automatically consider if I had to use a "small Moon" for the calc.

I'm not a calc member but I'm fine with this approach unless it can be proven these "small moons" should be comparable to Europa. I'll see what the Ben 10 supports and other calc members say but right now I agree with using the average.

 

[GeneralSol16]

Couldn't we use the fact that there was an atmosphere on that "asteroids" I mean, If I'm not wrong, there's need to be a minimum size for a body to have an atmosphere.

If not, then I agree with using a more average standard for "small Moon"

 

[Celestial_Scaler25]

Couldn't we use the fact that there was an atmosphere on that "asteroids" I mean, If I'm not wrong, there's need to be a minimum size for a body to have an atmosphere.

Earth's gravity maintains the atmosphere, yes.
And I recall that the Andromeda aliens couldn't breath in space.
Edit; Skip to 17:50. The tag isn't working.

 

[Damage3245]

And I recall that the Andromeda aliens couldn't breath in space.

That clip only shows that the one alien there at the very least needs to breathe.

Are there any scenes of the Talpaedan's needing to breathe? Or any shots of the asteroids that show that they have an atmosphere?

 

[GeneralSol16]

Are there any scenes of the Talpaedan's needing to breathe?

Armodrilo textually needed to breath, Elena was killing him via sofocation during UA.

So, yeah, they need to breath.

 

[Lort15]

Armodrilo textually needed to breath, Elena was killing him via sofocation during UA.

So, yeah, they need to breath.

Here is the scan for that: 0:50