V101 SPACE | Jupiter Has a Fuzzy Core and Scientists Don’t Know Why! @V101SPACE | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
#shorts Unlike Earth, which is made of rocky materials, Jupiter is not entirely made of gas. Below the clouds of Jupiter are many other layers. But what is at the core? After years of measuring and probing Jupiter, the Juno spacecraft discovered something surprising about the gas giant's core. Something unexpected. Jupiter's core is fuzzy. Before Juno's groundbreaking data was sent back to Earth, scientists thought that at the centre would be a compact, dense object about the size of Earth that is made up of heavy elements, such as silicate rock and iron. This fuzzy core suggests that Jupiter had a large head on impact with another planet early on in its history, when the solar system was a young and violent place billions of years ago. However, scientists do not know enough about Saturn, Uranus or Neptune's interiors yet to say whether Jupiter's core is unusual or whether this giant impact theory is correct.
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#shorts Unlike Earth, which is made of rocky materials, Jupiter is not entirely made of gas. Below the clouds of Jupiter are many other layers. But what is at the core? After years of measuring and probing Jupiter, the Juno spacecraft discovered something surprising about the gas giant's core. Something unexpected. Jupiter's core is fuzzy. Before Juno's groundbreaking data was sent back to Earth, scientists thought that at the centre would be a compact, dense object about the size of Earth that is made up of heavy elements, such as silicate rock and iron. This fuzzy core suggests that Jupiter had a large head on impact with another planet early on in its history, when the solar system was a young and violent place billions of years ago. However, scientists do not know enough about Saturn, Uranus or Neptune's interiors yet to say whether Jupiter's core is unusual or whether this giant impact theory is correct.
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