Novel carbon hydride could exist inside Neptune (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Novel carbon hydride could exist inside Neptune

Caption

Illustration of the predicted hexagonal carbon hydride compound under Neptune-like interior conditions. In this structure, carbon forms the outer spiral chains (yellow) and hydrogen forms the inner spiral chains (blue), consistent with the quasi-one-dimensional superionic behavior identified in first-principles simulations.

Credit

Cong Liu

Usage Restrictions

With credit

License

Original content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.