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Old October 12th 18, 10:06 PM posted to alt.astronomy
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Default Is Jupiter a Ball of Gas?

On Monday, October 8, 2018 at 2:40:38 PM UTC-7, Herbert Glazier wrote:
On Monday, October 8, 2018 at 2:23:14 PM UTC-7, Sylvain wrote:
Le 08/10/2018 Ã* 21:18, Mark Earnest a écritÂ*:


Jupiter is a rocky planet with a thick ocean of liquid hydrogen.


Molten rock


Solid hydrogen too,and it helps give it its great magnetic field.Bert



"At supercold temperatures, hydrogen molecules first condense into a liquid, then a solid with the molecules intact. When squeezed together, the molecules stack up into a solid form. ... Planetary scientists are convinced metallic hydrogen must exist inside Jupiter, to generate that planet's powerful magnetic fields." - Google

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