Interiors of the giant planets

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Oct 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981sci...214..145h&link_type=abstract

Science, vol. 214, Oct. 9, 1981, p. 145-149.

Physics

Geophysics

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Astronomical Models, Gas Giant Planets, Geophysics, Planetary Composition, Planetary Structure, Abundance, Equations Of State, Geochemistry, Hydrostatics, Planetary Atmospheres, Planetary Cores, Planetary Rotation, Planets, Jovian Planets, Interiors, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Composition, Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Formation, Hydrogen, Helium, Abundance, Distribution, Equations Of State, Theoretical Studies, Ice, Experiments, Rotation, Hydrostatics, Equilibrium, Geophysics, Models, Data, Geochemistry

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Unlike the terrestrial planets, the giant planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - have retained large amounts of the carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen compounds that were present in their zone of formation. A smaller fraction of the available hydrogen and helium was retained. The distribution and relative amounts of these components in the interiors of the Jovian planets can be inferred from theoretical and experimental data on equations of state and from the planets' hydrostatic equilibrium response to rotation.

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