Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983m%26p....28..137s&link_type=abstract
Moon and the Planets (ISSN 0165-0807), vol. 28, April 1983, p. 137-154.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Gas Giant Planets, Helium Hydrogen Atmospheres, Planetary Composition, Planetary Cores, Planetary Structure, Astronomical Models, Heat Flux, Miscibility Gap, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Mass, Planetary Rotation, Planetary Temperature
Scientific paper
It is noted the even though the current model of Jupiter is still based on certain somewhat vexatious approximations, it appears to satisfy the main observational constraints. Saturn's interior is much better understood today than heretofore, although the quantitative aspects of the role of the miscibility gap in the hydrogen-helium system have not yet been entirely resolved. Considerable attention has been given to the interiors of Uranus and Neptune, and the outstanding question appears to be the location and amount of ice and methane present in their outer layers. It is noted that both the two- and three-layer models are moderately successful. Serious difficulties follow from the considerable uncertainties concerning the rotational periods of both planets. In addition, the estimates of the internal heat fluxes and of the magnetic fields of both planets are not sufficiently certain.
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