In Jovian planets, the core is composed primarily of rock and ice. The mantle is composed of metallic hydrogen and/or helium depending on the planet. The atmosphere is composed of liquid hydrogen - containing thick clouds that thicken to liquid. In Terrestrial planets, the core is composed of mostly iron. The mantle is composed of silicates and magnesium. And the crust contains oxygen and silicon. The atmosphere is made up of primarily nitrogen and oxygen.
What is the Great Dark spot?
ReplyDeleteAn atmospheric hurricane that occurs in Jupiter!
DeleteWhat are Jupiters rings made out of exactly?
ReplyDeleteMicrometer sized particles from Jupiter's moons. They are shaped by gravity, Jupiter's magnetic field and other small moons!
DeleteWhy don't we see craters on Jovian planets?
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DeleteBecause there is no visible solid surface for meteors to hit as well as containing a thick cloudy atmosphere that thicken to liquid.
DeleteHow does the core of the Jovian planets differ from those of the Terrestrial planets
ReplyDeleteIn Jovian planets, the core is composed primarily of rock and ice. The mantle is composed of metallic hydrogen and/or helium depending on the planet. The atmosphere is composed of liquid hydrogen - containing thick clouds that thicken to liquid. In Terrestrial planets, the core is composed of mostly iron. The mantle is composed of silicates and magnesium. And the crust contains oxygen and silicon. The atmosphere is made up of primarily nitrogen and oxygen.
DeleteIs their any water on Jovian planets?
ReplyDeleteNot found on the surface yet, but there is water in the Mantle of Neptune and Uranus.
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