Inside the gas giants
Chapter 1
Jupiter's metallic hydrogen ocean
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Chapter 2
Saturn's diamond rain and helium storm
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Chapter 3
Uranus and Neptune's hot icy mantles
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Chapter 4
The fuzzy cores at the center
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Ch 2 · Saturn's diamond rain and helium storm
teacher Lightning strikes the methane, squeezing the soot until it's raining diamonds down on Saturn!
Fun Fact
Saturn's density: Saturn is less dense than water, meaning that if you could find a bathtub large enough, the giant planet would actually float in it.
Glossary
diamond (noun)
A precious stone consisting of a clear, crystalline form of pure carbon. On Saturn, extreme atmospheric pressures crush falling carbon soot into these precious gemstones.
A precious stone consisting of a clear, crystalline form of pure carbon. On Saturn, extreme atmospheric pressures crush falling carbon soot into these precious gemstones.
Quiz
What element cracks from methane in Saturn's atmosphere to eventually form diamonds?
Quiz
Compared to water, how would you describe the overall density of the planet Saturn?