NATS 1570 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Metallic Hydrogen, Water Slide, Galilean Moons
15 Apr 2020
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Jupiter and saturn are both considered gas giants. They are composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. Both have strong magnetic fields and active atmospheres. When we look at our solar system from a standpoint of composition the outer planets are quite different from inner planets. Outer planets are much larger, all have significant magnetic fields, atmospheres, ring systems, numerous moons" and significant amounts of hydrogen and helium. Sizewise- much more massive than the inner solar system - earth, the largest planet in the inner solar system, however it wis dwarfed beside these planets. All of them have fairly strong magnetic field. All have ring systems - only saturn"s is easily visible. Both these plants are made up of large h, and he. 90% h and 10he and traces of other elements. The actual number of atoms making up the element. Mass - 75% hydrogen and 25% helium.
