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Revealing giant planet interiors beneath the cloudy veil

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Observations from the Juno and Cassini missions provide essential constraints on the internal structures and compositions of Jupiter and Saturn, resulting in profound revisions of our understanding of the interior and atmospheres of Gas Giant planets. The next step to understand planetary origins in our Solar System requires a mission to their Ice Giant siblings, Uranus and Neptune.

Source: Nature Communications

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15431-5

Authors: Tristan Guillot, Leigh N. Fletcher

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Côte d'Azur, Lagrange Laboratory, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, University of Leicester

Language: English

Topic: Astro and Planetary Science

Subfield: Space and Planetary Science

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $5,380

Funders: University of Leicester, European Commission, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science