Published March 1980
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Book Section - Chapter
The condensed matter physics of planetary interiors
- Creators
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Stevenson, D. J.
- Other:
- Schatzman, Evry L.
Abstract
The deep interiors of Jupiter and Saturn consist of fluid, metallic hydrogen. In Jupiter the metallic hydrogen is uniformly mixed with helium. In Saturn, the incomplete solubility of helium may cause unmixing and energy release. In the interiors of Uranus and Neptune the fluid mixture (of hydrogen, helium, water, methane and ammonia) is metallic or ionic. The terrestral planetary cores are predominantly metallic iron.
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© 1980 Société française de physique.Additional details
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- 39656
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20130730-111127510
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- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
- Series Name
- Journal de physique - Colloque
- Series Volume or Issue Number
- C2