Is it possible for a planet to be entirely liquid?

Is it possible for a planet to be entirely liquid?

It is probably not possible for a planet to be entirely liquid. This is because a planet needs to be ‘self-gravitating’ so that it holds its spherical shape under gravity. However, it is possible for a planet to be entirely covered by liquid over a solid core.

Which planet is made of liquid?

Earth is the only known planet to have bodies of liquid water on its surface.

Is Jupiter made of liquid?

Jupiter is composed primarily of gaseous and liquid matter, with denser matter beneath. It’s upper atmosphere is composed of about 88–92\% hydrogen and 8–12\% helium by percent volume of gas molecules, and approx. 75\% hydrogen and 24\% helium by mass, with the remaining one percent consisting of other elements.

Are there liquids on Saturn?

There is water, but not very much. Once you get away from Saturn itself, though, the nearby area has plenty of water. Saturn’s rings are almost entirely made of water ice, in chunks ranging in size from dust to house-sized boulders. And all of Saturn’s moons have large quantities of water ice.

Which planets have water or ice?

Water on planets in the Solar System

• Mercury: Frozen water.
• Venus: Basically no water at all.
• Earth: Lots of water in all forms (liquid, ice, vapour).
• Mars: Ice, trace amounts of vapour, possibly some liquid water underground.
• Jupiter: Water in frozen and vapour form.
• Saturn: Water in frozen and vapour form.

What type of planet is Saturn?

Saturn is a gas-giant planet and therefore does not have a solid surface like Earth’s. But it might have a solid core somewhere in there.

Does Saturn have surface?

Surface. As a gas giant, Saturn doesn’t have a true surface. The planet is mostly swirling gases and liquids deeper down. While a spacecraft would have nowhere to land on Saturn, it wouldn’t be able to fly through unscathed either.

Is it possible to stand on Saturn?

If you tried to walk on the surface of Saturn, you would fall into the planet, suffering higher temperatures and pressures until you were crushed inside the planet. Of course you can’t stand on the surface of Saturn, but if you could, you would experience about 91\% of Earth’s gravity.