Scientists Discover a New Phase of High-Density, Ultra-Hot Ice (IMAGE)
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A model of Neptune showing depths where the newly discovered, body-centered-cubic superionic Ice XIX could exist. It may explain Neptune’s multi-polar magnetic field (purple) due to increased conductivity and tilt relative to the rotational (green) axis.
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Image courtesy of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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