Interior Structure of Neptune: Comparison with Uranus

@article{Hubbard1991InteriorSO,
  title={Interior Structure of Neptune: Comparison with Uranus},
  author={William B. Hubbard and William J. Nellis and A. Crichton Mitch{\`e}ll and Neil C. Holmes and Sanjay S. Limaye and P. C. Mccandless},
  journal={Science},
  year={1991},
  volume={253},
  pages={648 - 651}
}
Measurements of rotation rates and gravitational harmonics of Neptune made with the Voyager 2 spacecraft allow tighter constraints on models of the planet's interior. Shock measurements of material that may match the composition of Neptune, the so-calied planetary ``ice,'' have been carried out to pressures exceeding 200 gigapascals (2 megabars). Comparison of shock data with inferred pressure-density profiles for both Uranus and Neptune shows substantial similarity through most of the mass of… 
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