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How deep are the oceans on Uranus?
5,000 miles deep
Analysis of observations made as Voyager 2 sailed past Uranus last month provides strong evidence that the planet is covered by an ocean of superheated water 5,000 miles deep that encloses a rocky but largely molten core roughly the size of Earth.
Do Uranus and Neptune have oceans?
The ice giant planets Uranus and Neptune are water-rich worlds with deep layers of ice or possibly liquid water beneath their thick atmospheres. Their interior “oceans” are more extensive than the oceans on Earth or the ice deposits and/or subsurface lakes on Mars.
Is liquid Diamond possible?
Can diamond be in a liquid state? – Quora. No, diamond is a crystalline form of carbon, diamonds can melt at high temperature (3000–5000 kelvin depending on pressure) they are then no longer diamonds but liquid carbon. The liquid carbon must be kept well away from oxygen of course.
Are there oceans on Neptune and Uranus?
2 Answers. It is not clear if there are liquid oceans of some kind within Neptune or Uranus. Both planets are gas giants, but much smaller than Jupiter with insufficient gravity to create metallic hydrogen.
How can we simulate deep water layers on Neptune and Uranus?
To mimic the conditions of the deep water layers on Neptune and Uranus in the lab, the team first immersed typical rock-forming minerals, olivine and ferropericlase, in water and compressed the sample in a diamond-anvil to very high pressures.
What do we know about the icy planets Neptune and Uranus?
While scientists have amassed considerable knowledge of the rocky planets in our solar system, like Earth and Mars, much less is known about the icy water-rich planets, Neptune and Uranus.
Why is Uranus’ atmosphere colder than Neptune?
These characteristics may also help solve the mystery of why Uranus’ atmosphere is much colder than Neptune’s, even though they are both water-rich planets. If much more magnesium exists in the Uranus’ water layer below the atmosphere, it could block heat from escaping from the interior to the atmosphere.