Saturns Interior
by Monica Schroeder / Science Source
Title
Saturns Interior
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Monica Schroeder / Science Source
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Illustration showing the core, mantle and crust of Saturn. There is no direct information about Saturn's internal structure, although, it is thought to have a similar interior to Jupiter, having a small rocky core surrounded mostly by hydrogen and helium. The rocky core is similar in composition to the Earth, but denser. Above the core there is thought to be a thicker liquid metallic hydrogen layer, with a layer of liquid hydrogen and helium above that, and a gaseous atmosphere in the outermost 1000 km.
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December 14th, 2014
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