Jupiter's Interior (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Jupiter's Interior

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A slice through the interior of Jupiter shows the top layers that are depleted of helium and neon, the thin layer where helium drops condense and fall, and the deep interior where helium and neon again mix with metallic hydrogen.

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Burkhard Militzer/UC Berkeley

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