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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Master of Inside the gas giants
Ch 4 · The fuzzy cores at the center
artiteacher Fuzzy Planetary Cores
No solid stone in the giant's deep core, Just a fuzzy warm soup mixing metal and more.
Fun Fact
Fuzzy cores: Scientists use ripples in Saturn's rings just like earthquakes to measure the exact size and composition of the planet's mysterious, fuzzy core.
Glossary
core (noun)
The central, innermost, or most essential part of an object or celestial body. NASA's Juno spacecraft discovered that Jupiter's innermost region is a diffuse, partially dissolved core.
The central, innermost, or most essential part of an object or celestial body. NASA's Juno spacecraft discovered that Jupiter's innermost region is a diffuse, partially dissolved core.
Quiz
What event 4.5 billion years ago is believed to have shattered Jupiter's original core?
Gossip
Do you prefer the idea of planets having neat solid cores or messy fuzzy cores?
Quiz
How large was the protoplanet that likely smashed into Jupiter during its early history?
Quiz
What feature of Saturn do astronomers use like a seismograph to study its core?