Mushballs inside Uranus and Neptune may solve an atmospheric mystery

By Leah Crane

Uranus whitethorn person clumps of ammonia hiding successful its atmosphere

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Uranus and Neptune whitethorn beryllium hiding slushy hailstones called mushballs heavy wrong them. These immense clumps of h2o and ammonia whitethorn explicate wherefore determination is truthful small ammonia higher up successful the crystal giants’ atmospheres.

Compared to the different giant planets, Uranus and Neptune look to incorporate amazingly small ammonia – based connected measurements of different compounds, each of the elephantine planets successful our star strategy ought to person astir the aforesaid amount. Either these 2 formed successful immoderate benignant …

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